CVE-2023-43788

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 6.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 10, 2023

Last Modified

November 4, 2025

References (18)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43788
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242248
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43788
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242248
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3KFUQT42R7TB4D7RISNSBQFJGLTQGUL/

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	xpmutils (1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1) @ lunar	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	xpmutils (1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2) @ xenial	2026-05-24	ubuntu
redhat	libXpm-0:3.5.12-11.el8	2024-05-22	redhat
redhat	motif-0:2.3.4-20.el8	2024-05-22	redhat
redhat	libXpm-0:3.5.13-10.el9	2024-04-30	redhat
redhat	motif-0:2.3.4-28.el9	2024-04-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-43788?

CVE-2023-43788 is a medium vulnerability published on October 10, 2023. A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.

When was CVE-2023-43788 disclosed?

CVE-2023-43788 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 10, 2023, with the most recent update on November 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-43788 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-43788 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-43788?

CVE-2023-43788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-43788?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-43788, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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