CVE-2023-43789
Libxpm: out of bounds read on xpm with corrupted colormap
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 12, 2023 at 11:43 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:26 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraEnterprise LinuxLibxpm
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 3.5.17
Affected range stops below 3.5.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:2.3.4-20.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:2.3.4-28.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:3.5.12-11.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:3.5.13-10.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unknown)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43789Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242249Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I3KFUQT42R7TB4D7RISNSBQFJGLTQGUL/CVSS
5.5MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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