CVE-2022-4883
Published: 17 January 2023
A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.
Notes
Author | Note |
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alexmurray | motif contains a vendored copy of libxpm under lib/Xm/ with files prefixed by Xpm eg. the file src/parse.c in libxpm is lib/Xm/Xpmparse.c |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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motif Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
libxpm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2)
|
focal |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.10.1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.5.15)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
lunar |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |