Infinite loop in libXpm - CVE-2022-46285
Published: January 17, 2023 / Updated: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71234
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46285
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: xorg.freedesktop.org
Affected software:
libXpm
libXpm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling unclosed comments in XPM images within the ParseComment() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46285
Install updates from vendor's website.