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CVE-2022-46285 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/a3a7c6dcc3b629d7650148
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-46285
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.