Out-of-Bounds Affecting libx11 package, versions <2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.16% (52nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBX11-339094
- published 15 Jun 2013
- disclosed 15 Jun 2013
Introduced: 15 Jun 2013
CVE-2013-2004 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
libx11
to version 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libx11
package and not the libx11
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
relevant fixed versions and status.
The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2004
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-2004
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1