SB2013052402 - Input validation error in libxi (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052402
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1984)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XGetDeviceControl, (2) XGetFeedbackControl, (3) XGetDeviceDontPropagateList, (4) XGetDeviceMotionEvents, (5) XIGetProperty, (6) XIGetSelectedEvents, (7) XGetDeviceProperties, and (8) XListInputDevices functions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=daf9b293c5e40e9edb1b89794e235f3dcbfe9917
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=15b6a406ae860e56be980661f32ac330a814158d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04adcbb8d0e9999441ed2b2167b3dda47a0372c4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=12ae6c6dff5d79147ae77b188fcdc11f28fc3cee