SB2017101818 - Slackware Linux update for libXres
Published: October 18, 2017 Updated: October 18, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017101818
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-2013-1988)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXRes 1.0.6 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XResQueryClients and (2) XResQueryClientResources functions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.