CVE-2013-1998
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CVE-2013-1998
Published: 15 Jun 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
Summary:
Details: 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.
References: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1859-1, http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106913.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00161.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60127
Affected packages
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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High
User Interaction
None
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Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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High
Integrity
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High
Availability
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