{"id":"USN-5807-1","summary":"libxpm vulnerabilities","details":"Martin Ettl discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nXPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm\nto stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-44617)\n\nMarco Ivaldi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nXPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm\nto stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-46285)\n\nAlan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled calling\nexternal helper binaries. If libXpm was being used by a setuid binary, a\nlocal attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.\n(CVE-2022-4883)\n","modified":"2026-04-27T16:18:22.740917Z","published":"2023-01-17T17:21:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44617","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46285","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4883"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-44617","CVE-2022-46285","CVE-2022-4883","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44617","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46285","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4883"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5807-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4883"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44617"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46285"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]}],"versions":["1:3.5.12-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2","binary_name":"libxpm4"},{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2","binary_name":"xpmutils"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-4883"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-44617"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-46285"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5807-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libxpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1:3.5.12-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1","binary_name":"libxpm4"},{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1","binary_name":"xpmutils"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-4883"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-44617"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-46285"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5807-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libxpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1:3.5.12-1","1:3.5.12-1build1","1:3.5.12-1build2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"libxpm4"},{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"xpmutils"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-4883"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-44617"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2022-46285"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5807-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}