USN-5807-1

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    USN-5807-1

    Published: 17 Jan 2023Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libxpm vulnerabilities

    Details: Martin Ettl discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-44617) Marco Ivaldi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-46285) Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled calling external helper binaries. If libXpm was being used by a setuid binary, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2022-4883)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4883, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44617, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46285

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxpm

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

    Affected versions

    1:3.5.12-1

    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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