UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44617

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44617

    Published: 17 Jan 2023Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-44617

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44617, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44617

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxpm

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1:3.5.10-1
    1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1
    1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
    1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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