Improper input validation in libXpm
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01236 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | libXpm | 3.5.15 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- libXpm Vendor— Affected 3.5.15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 7 advisories
- RHSA-2023:0382 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_4, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_4
- RHSA-2023:0378 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_6, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:0381 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) libXpm-3.5.13-8.el9_0, libXpm-devel-3.5.13-8.el9_0
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:0379 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_7, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_7
- RHSA-2023:0383 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libXpm-3.5.13-8.el9_1, libXpm-devel-3.5.13-8.el9_1
- RHSA-2023:0380 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_2, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_2, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_2, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:0384 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantlibXpm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) libXpm-3.5.12-9.el8_1, libXpm-devel-3.5.12-9.el8_1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0379 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0383 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0380 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0384 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0380 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0382 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0378 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0381 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0380 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-44617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwjc-m85h-pr32
References
More x.org Libxpm vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08240 Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-04476 Untrusted search path in libXpm CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22834 Infinite loop in libXpm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-23479 Libxpm: out of bounds read in xpmcreatexpmimagefrombuffer() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-44617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-44617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwjc-m85h-pr32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-44617 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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