SB2013061521 - Input validation error in xorg.freedesktop libxfixes
Published: June 15, 2013 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013061521
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-2013-1983)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes 5.0 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the XFixesGetCursorImage function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106794.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00144.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2676
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1858-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23