5.5Medium

CVE-2023-43788Libxpm: out of bounds read in xpmcreatexpmimagefrombuffer()

libXpm; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Published: 2023-10-10 15:26 (3 years ago)

Description

A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-125

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
enterprise linux	8	—
enterprise linux	9	—
fedoraproject	fedora	37
redhat	enterprise linux	8.0
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	all versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	all versions
—	libXpm	< 3.5.17
x.org	libxpm	< 3.5.17

References and patches

RHSA-2024:2146 vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:2217 vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:2974 vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:3022 vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43788 vdb-entryThird Party Advisory
RHBZ#2242248 issue-trackingIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOA…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3KFUQT42R7TB4…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFAJTBNO3PAIA6…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6FARGWN7VWXXW…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZECBCLDYUGLDSV…

CPE matches (NVD) (6)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 3.5.17
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS score

5.5Medium

Source: redhat · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

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

All scores (3)

cna	CVSS 3.1	5.5Medium
secalert@redhat.com	CVSS 3.1	5.5Medium
nvd	CVSS 3.1	5.5Medium

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.38%

higher than 33% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2023-09-22
Published2023-10-10 15:26
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:53
Last updated2026-11-07 08:17

Assigned by (CNA): redhat
NVD status: Modified

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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