01 Record

CVE-2022-44617

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 68.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2023-02-06 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-25 20:05Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-09

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8ae3db2121c7e86f7a10307cd5494ab093e5336b8b5b7acb6d9175e8ee8ea74e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

n/alibXpm3.5.15—

06 References

bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160193
gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/f80fa6ae47ad4a5beacb28
gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
lists.x.orghttps://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230620 [SECURITY] [DLA 3459-1] libxpm security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.htmlmailing-list

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

libXpm
Fixed in 3.5.12-9.el8_7
libXpm-devel
Fixed in 3.5.12-9.el8_7

AlmaLinux 9

libXpm
Fixed in 3.5.13-8.el9_1
libXpm-devel
Fixed in 3.5.13-8.el9_1

CloudLinux 8

libXpm
Fixed in 3.5.12-9.el8_7
libXpm-devel
Fixed in 3.5.12-9.el8_7

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

CloudLinux 9

libXpm
Fixed in 3.5.13-8.el9_1
libXpm-devel
Fixed in 3.5.13-8.el9_1

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Debian 12

libxpm
Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

libxpm
Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

libxpm
Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.