CVE-2013-1997 Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values t...
MediumCVSS 6.8
EPSS 2.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the (1) XAllocColorCells, (2) _XkbReadGetDeviceInfoReply, (3) _XkbReadGeomShapes, (4) _XkbReadGetGeometryReply, (5) _XkbReadKeySyms, (6) _XkbReadKeyActions, (7) _XkbReadKeyBehaviors, (8) _XkbReadModifierMap, (9) _XkbReadExplicitComponents, (10) _XkbReadVirtualModMap, (11) _XkbReadGetNamesReply, (12) _XkbReadGetMapReply, (13) _XimXGetReadData, (14) XListFonts, (15) XListExtensions, and (16) XGetFontPath functions.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libx11(Debian:12) | < 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| debian/libx11(Debian:13) | < 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| debian/libx11(Debian:14) | < 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| x libx11 | <= 1.5.99.901 | No fix listed |
| x libx11 | = 1.5.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2013-1997 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-9079 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2693 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130523 Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries mailing-list
- USN-1854-1 vendor-advisory
- www.x.org vendor-advisory