Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libxpm package, versions <1:3.5.12-1+deb10u1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.46% (76th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBXPM-3232727
- published 18 Jan 2023
- disclosed 7 Feb 2023
Introduced: 18 Jan 2023
CVE-2022-46285 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
libxpm
to version 1:3.5.12-1+deb10u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxpm
package and not the libxpm
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-46285
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10