CVE-2013-7439
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) MakeBigReq and (2) SetReqLen macros in include/X11/Xlibint.h in X11R6.x and libX11 before 1.6.0 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted request, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:1.6.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:1.6.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2:1.6.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:1.6.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:1.6.0-1 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.org | libx11 | 1.0.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.0.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.0.3 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1.4 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1.5 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1.6 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1.99.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.1.99.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.2.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.2.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.3 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.4 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.5 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.6 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.99.901 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.99.902 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.3.99.903 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.0 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.1 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.2 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.3 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.4 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.99.901 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.4.99.902 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.5.0 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.5.99.901 | |
| x.org | libx11 | 1.5.99.902 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.0 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.1 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.3 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.4 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.5.1 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.6 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.7 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.8.0 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.8.1 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.8.2 | |
| x.org | x11 | 6.9 | |
References
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-April/002561.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/81
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3224
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73962
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2568-1
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56508
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7439
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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