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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2023-02-07T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:55:46.011Z

Reserved: 2023-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-4883

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-07T19:15:09.223

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:36:08.230

Link: CVE-2022-4883

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-01-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-4883 - Bugzilla