Information disclosure in libXpm - CVE-2023-24040

 

Information disclosure in libXpm - CVE-2023-24040

Published: January 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24040
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

libXpm

How to mitigate CVE-2023-24040

Install updates from vendor's website.

libXpm - update to 3.5.15

External References

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