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Medium
CVE-2013-1996
X.org libFS 1.0.4 and earlier allows X servers to trigger...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
libfs
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 15th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.