Is CVE-2022-44617 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-44617 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-44617?

CVE-2022-44617 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-44617?

CVE-2022-44617 has an EPSS score of 1.25% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-44617?

Upgrade libxpm on debian 11 to 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-44617

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing a file with width of 0 and a very large height, some parser functions will be called repeatedly and can lead to an infinite loop, resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxpmDebian

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1CVE-2022-44617

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1CVE-2022-44617

libxpmUbuntu

Fixed in:1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-5807-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5807-1

libxpm4Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-5807-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5807-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5807-1

xpmutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-5807-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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