CVE-2013-1981

libX11: Multiple integer overflows leading to heap-based buffer-overflows

Published Jun 15, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XQueryFont, (2) _XF86BigfontQueryFont, (3) XListFontsWithInfo, (4) XGetMotionEvents, (5) XListHosts, (6) XGetModifierMapping, (7) XGetPointerMapping, (8) XGetKeyboardMapping, (9) XGetWindowProperty, (10) XGetImage, (11) LoadColornameDB, (12) XrmGetFileDatabase, (13) _XimParseStringFile, or (14) TransFileName functions.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2693-1 libx11 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1969 Multiple integer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XQueryFont, (2) _XF86BigfontQueryFont, (3) XListFontsWithInfo, (4) XGetMotionEvents, (5) XListHosts, (6) XGetModifierMapping, (7) XGetPointerMapping, (8) XGetKeyboardMapping, (9) XGetWindowProperty, (10) XGetImage, (11) LoadColornameDB, (12) XrmGetFileDatabase, (13) _XimParseStringFile, or (14) TransFileName functions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1854-1 libx11 vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00963}

epss

{'score': 0.00894}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:20 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 15, 2013, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM