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openmotif21 stack overflows in libxpm

Published Dec 15, 2004

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2) out-of-bounds memory accesses, (3) directory traversal, (4) shell metacharacter, (5) endless loops, and (6) memory leaks, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or execute arbitrary code via a certain XPM image file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into other candidates in the future, per CVE's content decisions.

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Red Hat statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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No CWE recorded.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 15, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2004
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Sep 15, 2004