VDB-220363 · CVE-2022-46285 · GCVE-0-2022-46285

libXpm Comment Parseer infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libXpm and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Comment Parseer. This manipulation causes infinite loop. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-46285. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libXpm (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Comment Parseer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in libXpm. This issue occurs when parsing a file with a comment not closed; the end-of-file condition will not be detected, leading to an infinite loop and resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.

The weakness was presented 02/07/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-46285 since 01/09/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

libXpm

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org

Timelineinfo

01/09/2023 🔍
02/07/2023 +29 days 🔍
02/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2023 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-46285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220363

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2023 20:55
Updated: 03/06/2023 10:25
Changes: 02/07/2023 20:55 (36), 03/06/2023 10:19 (1), 03/06/2023 10:25 (11)
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