Buffer overflow in libXxf86dga - CVE-2013-2000
Published: June 15, 2013 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33309
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2000
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: freedesktop.org
Affected software:
libXxf86dga
libXxf86dga
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libXxf86dga 1.1.3 and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the (1) XDGAQueryModes and (2) XDGASetMode functions.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2000
Install update from vendor's website.