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ALPINE-CVE-2022-4883

ALPINE-CVE-2022-4883 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.20libxpm3.5.13-r1, 3.5.10-r0, 3.5.12-r0
Alpine:v3.16libxpm0, 0, 3.5.10-r0
Alpine:v3.14libxpm0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.17libxpm3.5.8-r2, 3.5.13-r0, 3.5.13-r1
Alpine:v3.19libxpm3.5.11-r1, 0, 3.5.10-r0
Alpine:v3.21libxpm3.5.12-r0, 3.5.11-r1, 3.5.13-r0
Alpine:v3.18libxpm3.5.8-r1, 3.5.8-r3, 3.5.8-r1
Alpine:v3.22libxpm3.5.8-r2, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.23libxpm3.5.10-r0, 3.5.9-r2, 3.5.9-r3
Alpine:v3.15libxpm0, 0, 3.5.10-r0
Alpine:v3.24libxpm0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 7, 2023 CVE Published
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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