SB2013052411 - Buffer overflow in libxvmc (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052411
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-2013-1999)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in X.org libXvMC 1.0.7 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 XvMCGetDRInfo function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dfac4cbecc1c27d53504a0d9a80019146c9c9bfb
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6983ca56305bdf00fbe7155f167cb4236207a498
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=233e5746c64063aa76d31119200fd627d8c4784b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=581ef7ae6b9f3086ebc4d57e6cc4b15fa8a8eaf4