Is CVE-2023-43789 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-43789 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-43789?

CVE-2023-43789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-43789?

CVE-2023-43789 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43789?

Upgrade libxpm on debian 11 to 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 25 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-43789

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxpmDebian

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1+deb11u1CVE-2023-43789

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1+deb12u1CVE-2023-43789

Fixed in:1:3.5.17-1CVE-2023-43789

libXpmRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpmRocky

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-develRocky

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-devel-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

libXpm-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.5.12-11.el8RHSA-2024:2974

Fixed in:0:3.5.13-10.el9RHSA-2024:2146

motifRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motifRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-devel-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-28.el9RHSA-2024:2217

motif-staticRocky

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

motif-staticRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.3.4-20.el8RHSA-2024:3022

libxpmUbuntu

Fixed in:1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2USN-6408-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2USN-6408-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1USN-6408-1

libxpm4Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1USN-6408-2

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2USN-6408-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2USN-6408-1

Fixed in:1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1USN-6408-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references9

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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