Description
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.
Published: 2023-02-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3459-1 libxpm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-47554 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5807-1 libXpm vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5807-2 libXpm vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
X.org Libxpm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-25T20:05:14.184Z

Reserved: 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-44617

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:54:04.007Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-06T23:15:09.787

Modified: 2025-03-25T20:15:15.493

Link: CVE-2022-44617

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-01-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-44617 - Bugzilla

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