SB2013052405 - Input validation error in libxt (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052405
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-2013-2002)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier allows X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the _XtResourceConfigurationEH function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2d73a8baf70359de148a4b5c1a7d564813ad00e0
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=900dfe0f423c81fcb79993817b83dbff2d18435c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dc3a97fa22906a13cba3bd29a3792081ecaa3119
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e6d9eccdf7eeb94ed8fdd2cd4e7ebd51ed7fb04a