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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-1998
Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the (1) XGetDeviceButtonMapping, (2) XIPassiveGrabDevice, and (3) XQueryDeviceState functions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1859-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106913.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00161.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60127
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libxi
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.5.0, 1.5.99.2, 1.5.99.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.99.1, 1.7
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.