SB2013061519 - Input validation error in X libXcursor
Published: June 15, 2013 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013061519
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
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106791.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60121
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1856-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23