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CVE-2022-4883

Public on 2023-01-19
Modified on 2024-02-10
Description

A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 libXpm 2023-02-17 00:02 ALAS-2023-1693
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libXpm 2023-02-17 00:12 ALAS2-2023-1962
Amazon Linux 2023 libXpm 2023-02-17 20:48 ALAS2023-2023-107

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H