Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2005-0605 is an old LibXPM flaw where malformed XPM image data can trigger a buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution. Business risk is mainly in legacy systems or applications that still parse untrusted XPM files with vulnerable LibXPM code. Most likely exposure is legacy Unix/Linux or application stacks that include old LibXPM packages and process XPM image files. The source bundle lists affected vendor/product fields as n/a, so exact product and version exposure cannot be confirmed from these sources alone. Prioritize as a legacy dependency risk. It is not flagged as actively exploited in the supplied data, but arbitrary code execution impact warrants remediation where vulnerable LibXPM remains deployed, especially on systems handling untrusted image files. Mitigation focus: Identify systems with LibXPM or X11 XPM libraries installed.; Check referenced vendor advisories for patched package versions.; Update affected legacy packages through supported vendor channels..
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=1909CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-97-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10411CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- USN-92-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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