Input validation error in libxinerama - CVE-2013-1985
Published: June 15, 2013 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33312
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1985
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in X.org libXinerama 1.1.2 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the XineramaQueryScreens function.
Affected software
libxinerama
Amazon Linux AMI
libxinerama (Alpine package)
Amazon Linux AMI
libxinerama (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1985
Install update from vendor's website.
libxinerama - update to 1.1.3
libxinerama (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 1.1.2-r0, 1.1.2-r1
libxinerama (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 1.1.2-r0, 1.1.2-r1
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106845.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00154.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2691
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1860-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23