CVE-2013-1591 Integer overflow in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 31 Jan 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

An integer overflow in the Pixman library can cause a stack-based buffer overflow and infinite loop, potentially leading to denial of service or code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-1591?

CVE-2013-1591 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 31 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1591?

It affects 3 products.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`pixman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`
`pixman-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.26.2-5.el6_4`

Products include Palemoon Pale Moon, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Virtualization.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1591?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1591, GHSA-7rw2-cfj2-g8vr, RHSA-2013:0687.