Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libxpm package, versions <1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (6th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBXPM-5927461
- published 4 Oct 2023
- disclosed 10 Oct 2023
Introduced: 4 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-43787 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04
libxpm
to version 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2 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 Ubuntu
.
See How to fix?
for Ubuntu:16.04
relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- https://jfrog.com/blog/xorg-libx11-vulns-cve-2023-43786-cve-2023-43787-part-two/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145