| Name | CVE-2022-44617 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxpm (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 1:3.5.12-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, sid | 1:3.5.12-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxpm | source | (unstable) | 1:3.5.12-1.1 |
[bullseye] - libxpm <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libxpm <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/17/2
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/f80fa6ae47ad4a5beacb287c0030c9913b046643 (libXpm-3.5.15)
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/c5ab17bcc34914c0b0707d2135dbebe9a367c5f0 (libXpm-3.5.15)