Input validation error in libxt - CVE-2013-2002
Published: June 15, 2013 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33886
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-2013-2002
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.
Buffer overflow in X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier allows X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the _XtResourceConfigurationEH function.
Affected software
libxt
HP-UX
Amazon Linux AMI
libxt (Alpine package)
HP-UX
Amazon Linux AMI
libxt (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2002
Install update from vendor's website.
libxt - update to 1.1.4
libxt (Alpine package) - update to 1.1.3-r1
libxt (Alpine package) - update to 1.1.3-r1
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106785.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00138.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2680
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60137
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1865-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
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