Information disclosure in libXpm - CVE-2023-24040

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU71485

Information disclosure in libXpm - CVE-2023-24040

Published: January 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24040
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libXpm
Software vendor:
xorg.freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation within the parser of lpstat in dtprintinfo. A local user can inject arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file, manipulate the control flow and disclose memory contents on Solaris 10 systems.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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