Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-1981
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XQueryFont, (2) _XF86BigfontQueryFont, (3) XListFontsWithInfo, (4) XGetMotionEvents, (5) XListHosts, (6) XGetModifierMapping, (7) XGetPointerMapping, (8) XGetKeyboardMapping, (9) XGetWindowProperty, (10) XGetImage, (11) LoadColornameDB, (12) XrmGetFileDatabase, (13) _XimParseStringFile, or (14) TransFileName functions.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2013-1981
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x:libx11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x:libx11:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1981
0.49%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1981
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-1981
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-1981
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106781.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: libX11-1.5.99.901-3.20130524gita3bdd2b09.fc19
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http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2693-1 libx11Vendor Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1
USN-1854-1: libx11 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60120
X.Org libX11 CVE-2013-1981 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
oss-security - Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
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http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
X.Org Security Advisory: May 23, 2013Vendor Advisory
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