Out-of-bounds Read in Libxpm Project
CVE-2023-43789
A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libxpm Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:3.5.12-11.el8, 0:2.3.4-20.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:3.5.13-10.el9, 0:2.3.4-28.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43789 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43789?
- CVE-2023-43789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libxpm Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43789?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-43789 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.