USN-6408-1

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    USN-6408-1

    Published: 3 Oct 2023Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libxpm vulnerabilities

    Details: Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786) Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-43787) Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43786, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43787, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43788, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43789

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxpm

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2

    Affected versions

    1:3.5.12-1
    1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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