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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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-25 20:01 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a libXpm Affected: 3.5.15
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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