vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6408-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6408-1",
  "summary": "libxpm vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed\nXPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nXPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume\nmemory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786)\n\nYair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed\nXPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nXPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to\ncrash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2023-43787)\n\nAlan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain\nmalformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43788,\nCVE-2023-43789)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43786",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43787",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43788",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43789"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-10-03T17:06:43Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:31Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libxpm",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:3.5.12-1",
        "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libxpm4",
            "binary_version": "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xpmutils",
            "binary_version": "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
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          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43786",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43787",
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43788",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43789",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "libxpm",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy"
      },
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            }
          ]
        }
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      "versions": [
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        "1:3.5.12-1build1",
        "1:3.5.12-1build2",
        "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
      ],
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            "binary_version": "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xpmutils",
            "binary_version": "1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43787",
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43788",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-43789",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43786"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43787"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43788"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43789"
    }
  ]
}