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CVE-2023-43788

Libxpm: out of bounds read in xpmcreatexpmimagefrombuffer()

publishedCWE-125

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.

Technical severity5.5 mediumCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2023-10-10Source updated 2026-11-07
Collected2026-11-073 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

ProductVersionsAuthority


libXpm
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm 		≥ 0; < 3.5.17 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
libXpm
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:3.5.12-11.el8; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
motif
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:2.3.4-20.el8; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
libXpm
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:3.5.13-10.el9; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
motif
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:2.3.4-28.el9; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat
libXpm
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: unknown 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
libXpm
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: unknown 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
motif
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: unknown 		CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

NVD applicability configurations (3)

These expressions retain AND/OR operators, negation, and required environmental products. A listed product is not sufficient to establish exposure when additional conditions apply.

[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "3.5.17",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]

CVSS assessments

Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 5.5
medium		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCNA: redhat
3.1 / 5.5
medium		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NNVD: [email protected]
3.1 / 5.5
medium		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NNVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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