CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-2004
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2013-06-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• x libx11 (<= 1.5.99.901)
• x libx11 1.5.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 Vendor Advisory