Buffer overflow in X.org Libxi
CVE-2013-1998
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X.org Libxi — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.99.2, 1.5.99.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1859-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106913.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00161.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/60127 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3 (mailing-list)
- www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683 (vendor-advisory)