CVE-2022-44617

2023-01-1700:00:00

ubuntu.com

libxpm

infinite loop

denial of service

processing

file

parser functions

application

library

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

43.6%

JSON

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.

Notes

Author	Note
alexmurray	motif contains a vendored copy of libxpm under lib/Xm/ with files prefixed by Xpm eg. the file src/parse.c in libxpm is lib/Xm/Xpmparse.c

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.10noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.10.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlibxpm< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlibxpm< 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1UNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchmotif< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchmotif< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchmotif< anyUNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.10	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.10.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	libxpm	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	libxpm	< 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	motif	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	motif	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	motif	< any	UNKNOWN