CVE-2022-4883
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.18%Published: 2/7/2023Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2022-4883DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4883
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/libxpmfrom 0, < 3.5.15-r0
- Debian/libxpmfrom 0, < 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |