CVE-2022-44617

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.

Published: 2023-02-06 Last update: 2025-03-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-44617 is rated Low Risk (36.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-44617

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-10 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
2 2025-11-21 0.53% 0.03% -0.49%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-44617

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-44617

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-44617

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-44617: 1 source package rows (libxpm); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-44617
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-44617 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxpm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44617
gentoo normal CVE-2022-44617: 1 GLSA(s) (202408-03), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/libXpm); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-44617
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44617
suse medium CVE-2022-44617 severity moderate: SUSE including 259 source package names (1.1.0-1.1:libXpm4-3.5.12-150000.3.7.2, 1.21-14.14:libXpm4-3.5.12-150000.3.7.2, …), 470 product×package rows across 162 product lines (Container private-registry/harbor-nginx, Container private-registry/harbor-portal, … (162 product lines)): Fixed 239, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44617/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-44617 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libxpm, motif), 26 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, released 7, ignored 5, not-affected 5, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44617

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-44617

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org libxpm < 3.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-44617

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