CVE-2022-44617

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160193	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/f80fa6ae47ad4a5beacb28
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libxpm_project:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-02-06 15:15

Updated : 2023-03-03 07:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-44617

Mitre link : CVE-2022-44617

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Products Affected

libxpm_project

libxpm

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