Information disclosure in libXpm - CVE-2023-24040
Published: January 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: xorg.freedesktop.org
Affected software:
libXpm
libXpm
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24040
Install updates from vendor's website.