Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 12, 2023 11:43:20 UTC

CVE-2023-43789

A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Base score5.5/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionRequiredUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 7, 2026 11:32:45 UTC

PublishedOct 12, 2023 11:43:20 UTC

ReservedSep 22, 2023 09:52:31 UTC