Description
A denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path in libXpm before 3.5.19 could be used by local attackers to cause unbounded CPU usage and memory exhaustion.
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-191
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path in libXpm before 3.5.19 could be used by local attackers to cause unbounded CPU usage and memory exhaustion.
Title Denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path
First Time appeared X.org
X.org libxpm
Weaknesses CWE-1050
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org libxpm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T13:31:29.548Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T09:33:25.369Z

Link: CVE-2026-94287

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T13:24:22.717Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-28T09:17:08.577

Modified: 2026-09-28T14:17:23.593

Link: CVE-2026-94287

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-28T08:57:24Z

Links: CVE-2026-94287 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T13:45:18Z

Weaknesses