CVE-2013-2004 Denial of service in n/a
A malicious X server can cause a denial of service via stack consumption in libX11 due to unrestricted recursion depth when processing file inclusion directives.
- 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-2013-2004?
CVE-2013-2004 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2004?
It affects 1 product.
Products include X Libx11.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2004?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-2004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2004, GHSA-wmfq-hvmh-r97h.