CVE-2022-4883
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | libXpm | 3.5.15 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-426: CWE-426
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff91669
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff91669
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
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