CVE-2013-1997 Memory corruption in n/a
Buffer overflows in libX11 allow malicious X servers to cause crashes or execute arbitrary code on client systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1997?
CVE-2013-1997 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) 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) XAllocColorCells, (2) _XkbReadGetDeviceInfoReply, (3) _XkbReadGeomShapes, (4) _XkbReadGetGeometryReply, (5) _XkbReadKeySyms, (6) _XkbReadKeyActions, (7) _XkbReadKeyBehaviors, (8) _XkbReadModifierMap, (9) _XkbReadExplicitComponents, (10) _XkbReadVirtualModMap, (11) _XkbReadGetNamesReply, (12) _XkbReadGetMapReply, (13) _XimXGetReadData, (14) XListFonts, (15) XListExtensions, and (16) XGetFontPath functions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1997?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
xorg-x11-libX11 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.4-5.11.68.1 |
xorg-x11-libX11 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.4-5.11.68.1 |
xorg-x11-libX11 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.4-5.11.68.1 |
Products include X Libx11.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1997?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1997, GHSA-x42r-v45p-29g6, SUSE-SU-2017:0644-1.