CVE-2023-43789

Libxpm: out of bounds read on xpm with corrupted colormap

Published Oct 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3603-1 libxpm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5516-1 libxpm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-48166 A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6408-1 libXpm vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6408-2 libXpm vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 7, 2026, 11:32 AM
Reserved
Sep 22, 2023, 9:52 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2023, 12:15 PM
Modified
Nov 7, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 4, 2023, 12:00 AM