CVE-2023-43788
Public on 2023-10-04
Modified on 2024-02-10
Description
A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | libXpm | 2023-11-29 | ALAS-2023-1894 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libXpm | 2023-10-12 | ALAS2-2023-2295 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libXpm | 2023-10-12 | ALAS2023-2023-381 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |