What is the severity of CVE-2013-1982?

CVE-2013-1982 has a high severity due to the potential for memory allocation issues and buffer overflows.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1982?

To fix CVE-2013-1982, you should update X.org libXext to version 1.3.2 or later.

What versions of libXext are affected by CVE-2013-1982?

Versions of libXext prior to 1.3.2, including all versions up to 1.3.1 and several earlier versions, are affected by CVE-2013-1982.

What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2013-1982 exploit?

CVE-2013-1982 exploits integer overflows and potential buffer overflows in the X.org libXext library.

What impact does CVE-2013-1982 have on X servers?

CVE-2013-1982 can lead to allocation of insufficient memory and subsequent crashes or security breaches affecting X servers.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-1982

medium

6.8

CWE

189 119 190

15/6/2013

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-1982: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sat Jun 15 2013(Updated: )

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXext 1.3.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XcupGetReservedColormapEntries, (2) XcupStoreColors, (3) XdbeGetVisualInfo, (4) XeviGetVisualInfo, (5) XShapeGetRectangles, and (6) XSyncListSystemCounters functions.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libxext-dev	<=1.3.1
libxext-dev	=1.0.99.2
libxext-dev	=1.0.99.3
libxext-dev	=1.0.99.4
libxext-dev	=1.1
libxext-dev	=1.1.1
libxext-dev	=1.1.2
libxext-dev	=1.2.0
libxext-dev	=1.3.0

Remedy

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1982?
CVE-2013-1982 has a high severity due to the potential for memory allocation issues and buffer overflows.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1982?
To fix CVE-2013-1982, you should update X.org libXext to version 1.3.2 or later.
What versions of libXext are affected by CVE-2013-1982?
Versions of libXext prior to 1.3.2, including all versions up to 1.3.1 and several earlier versions, are affected by CVE-2013-1982.
What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2013-1982 exploit?
CVE-2013-1982 exploits integer overflows and potential buffer overflows in the X.org libXext library.
What impact does CVE-2013-1982 have on X servers?
CVE-2013-1982 can lead to allocation of insufficient memory and subsequent crashes or security breaches affecting X servers.

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