Description
A flaw was found in libXpm. This issue occurs when parsing a file with a comment not closed; the end-of-file condition will not be detected, leading to an infinite loop and resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | libXpm | 3.5.15 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 7, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified