SB2013052406 - Buffer overflow in libxt (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052406
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2005)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier does not check the return value of the XGetWindowProperty function, which allows X servers to trigger use of an uninitialized pointer and memory corruption via vectors related to the (1) ReqCleanup, (2) HandleSelectionEvents, (3) ReqTimedOut, (4) HandleNormal, and (5) HandleSelectionReplies functions.
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