CVE catalog
CVE-2023-43788
libxpm: CVE-2023-43788
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxpm | sid | 1:3.5.20-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxpm | forky | 1:3.5.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxpm | trixie | 1:3.5.17-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxpm | bookworm | 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxpm | bookworm-security | 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.19 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.20 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.21 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.22 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.23 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | libxpm | 3.24 | 3.5.17-r0 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | manager proxy 4.2 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | manager server 4.2 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libXpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libXpm | leap 15.4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libXpm | leap 15.5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxpm | source | sid | 1:3.5.17-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libxpm | source | forky | 1:3.5.17-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libxpm | source | trixie | 1:3.5.17-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libxpm | source | bookworm | 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.19 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.20 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.21 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.22 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.23 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libxpm | apk | 3.24 | 3.5.17-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3962-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3962-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 3.5.11-6.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3962-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | manager proxy 4.2 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | manager server 4.2 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 15 sp4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libXpm | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 15 sp5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libXpm | rpm | leap 15.4 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libXpm | rpm | leap 15.5 | 3.5.12-150000.3.10.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_2974.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2023-43788]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43788]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3603-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5516-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3962-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3965-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43788]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1226.json]
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