# CVE-2013-0131: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver when NoScanout mode is enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0131, GHSA-x6cw-56pv-f6pj

## What is CVE-2013-0131?

CVE-2013-0131 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 8 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver before 304.88, 310.x before 310.44, and 313.x before 313.30 for the X Window System on UNIX, when NoScanout mode is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large ARGB cursor.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0131?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Gpu Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0131?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-0131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver

- [CVE-2019-5684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5684/): Memory corruption in GPU Display Driver (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-5053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5053/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5986/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-5685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5685/): Memory corruption in GPU Display Driver (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6247/): Null dereference in GPU Display Driver (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0131 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0131 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 8 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nvidia Gpu Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0131/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0131/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0131
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0131
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0131

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