SB2013052419 - Input validation error in libxcursor (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052419
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-2013-2003)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in X.org libXcursor 1.1.13 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the _XcursorFileHeaderCreate function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b870177a48d0e336e6c2a4dc857d0880a1fd337e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=12fb9608ca0d7e1478f57863518a56e57fc759bc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2fb051ed15fb064a198e469862c3fcdee76d241f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cb0cd770ba3f64b0c0804962bc03dda167a4c207