CVE-2013-1996

medium
Published 2013-06-15 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
6.8

Description

X.org libFS 1.0.4 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to an unexpected sign extension in the FSOpenServer function.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2:1.0.4-1+deb7u1
debian debianbullseyefixed2:1.0.4-1+deb7u1
debian debianforkyfixed2:1.0.4-1+deb7u1
debian debiansidfixed2:1.0.4-1+deb7u1
debian debiantrixiefixed2:1.0.4-1+deb7u1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
xlibfs{"endIncluding":"1.0.4"}
xlibfs1.0.1
xlibfs1.0.2
xlibfs1.0.3

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.