Vulnerability Details : 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 category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1998
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.31%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 84 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1998
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-1998
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-1998
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1859-1
USN-1859-1: libxi vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106913.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: libXi-1.7.1-4.20130524git661c45ca1.fc19
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00161.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1033-1: moderate: update for libXi
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http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2683-1 libxi
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
oss-security - Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
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http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
X.Org Security Advisory: May 23, 2013Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60127
X.Org libXi CVE-2013-1998 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Products affected by CVE-2013-1998
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*