Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-46285
A flaw was found in libXpm. This issue occurs when parsing a file with a comment not closed; the end-of-file condition will not be detected, leading to an infinite loop and resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2022-46285
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-46285
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-46285
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-03-25 |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-46285
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The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-46285
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
Issues handling XPM files in libXpm prior to 3.5.15 (!9) · Merge requests · xorg / lib / libXpm · GitLab
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
Fix CVE-2022-46285: Infinite loop on unclosed comments (a3a7c6dc) · Commits · xorg / lib / libXpm · GitLab
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092
2160092 – (CVE-2022-46285) CVE-2022-46285 libXpm: Infinite loop on unclosed commentsIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
X.Org Security Advisory: Issues handling XPM files in libXpm prior to 3.5.15
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3459-1] libxpm security update
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
oss-security - Fwd: X.Org Security Advisory: Issues in libX11 prior to 1.8.7 & libXpm prior to 3.5.17
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10
oss-security - Re: Fwd: X.Org Security Advisory: Issues in libX11 prior to 1.8.7 & libXpm prior to 3.5.17
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