CVE-2022-44617 (GCVE-0-2022-44617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-25 20:05
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Summary
A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing a file with width of 0 and a very large height, some parser functions will be called repeatedly and can lead to an infinite loop, resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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References
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Vendor Product Version
n/a libXpm Affected: 3.5.15
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