CVE-2013-1997
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106781.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1997
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.