CVE-2026-94287 (GCVE-0-2026-94287)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 08:57 – Updated: 2026-09-28 13:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path
Summary
A denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path in libXpm before 3.5.19 could be used by local attackers to cause unbounded CPU usage and memory exhaustion.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-28 13:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1050 - Excessive platform resource consumption within a loop
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/… | patch |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-09-28 08:54
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