CVE-2023-43789

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: October 12, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43789
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242249
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3KFUQT42R7TB4D7RISNSBQFJGLTQGUL/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFAJTBNO3PAIA6EGZR4PN62H6RLKNDTE/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZECBCLDYUGLDSVV75ECPIBW7JXOB3747/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
10th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-125

Affected Vendors

redhat libxpm_project fedoraproject

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