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CVE-2022-44617
February 06, 2023
A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing a file with width of 0 and a very large height, some parser functions will be called repeatedly and can lead to an infinite loop, resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.
Affected Packages
libxpm (CONAN):
Affected version(s) =3.5.13 <3.5.15
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.15
Related Resources (7)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44617
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44617
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160193
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/f80fa6ae47ad4a5beacb28
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835
EPSS
Base Score:
0.06