CVE-2022-4883
Estado: ModificadaAlta (8.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.20%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 67
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-426
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff91669
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff91669
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html
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