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libxpm: vulnerability history, versions and safety

libxpm is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 8 vulnerabilities for it across 5 releases, from Feb 2017 to Apr 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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8 vulnerabilities recorded U8
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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1 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 22 Apr 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on libxpm i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: one of the 8 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 8 vulnerabilities on record across 9 years, 1 in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 8 over 9 years · 1 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 22 Apr 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS n/a i
  • With no published fix 1 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for libxpm, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
1:3.5.17-1 U1 No Details →
1:3.5.12-1.1 U4 No Details →
1:3.5.12-1.1+deb11u1 U1 No Details →
1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 U4 No Details →
1:3.5.12-1 U7 No Details →

Newest 5 of 5 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2017 1
  • 2023 6
  • 2026 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 1 of the 8 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for libxpm

The 5 most severe of 8 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Security Update for libxpm Package N/A unrated 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb11u1 05 Oct 2023
Integer Overflow Vulnerability in libXpm: Potential Remote Code Execution Risk N/A unrated 1:3.5.12-1 01 Feb 2017
Denial of Service Vulnerability in libXpm: Infinite Loop Risk N/A unrated 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 06 Feb 2023
Denial of Service Vulnerability in libXpm: Infinite Loop on Unclosed Comments N/A unrated 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 07 Feb 2023
Critical Vulnerability in libXpm: Path Manipulation Risk N/A unrated 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 07 Feb 2023

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About libxpm

Is libxpm safe to use?

Vulert records 8 vulnerabilities for libxpm in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 8 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does libxpm have?

8 vulnerabilities are recorded for libxpm in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 8 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new libxpm vulnerabilities disclosed?

1 vulnerability was recorded for libxpm in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 01 Feb 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of libxpm are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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