{"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","modified":"2026-04-27T16:53:04.601680Z","published":"2023-10-03T17:06:43Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43786","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43787","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43788","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43789"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-43786","CVE-2023-43787","CVE-2023-43788","CVE-2023-43789","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43786","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43787","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43788","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43789"],"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"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","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":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2","binary_name":"libxpm4"},{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2","binary_name":"xpmutils"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6408-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","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","severity":[{"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":{"name":"libxpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxpm@1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2"}]}],"versions":["1:3.5.12-1","1:3.5.12-1build1","1:3.5.12-1build2","1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2","binary_name":"libxpm4"},{"binary_version":"1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2","binary_name":"xpmutils"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6408-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","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","severity":[{"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"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}