UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4883

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4883

    Published: 17 Jan 2023Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-4883

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4883, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4883

    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
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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