CVE-2013-1987: Buffer Overflow

Published Jun 15, 2013
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Updated

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrender 0.9.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XRenderQueryFilters, (2) XRenderQueryFormats, and (3) XRenderQueryPictIndexValues functions.

Affected Software

13 affected components
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.04
openSUSE openSUSE=12.2
openSUSE openSUSE=12.3
X libXrender<=0.9.7
X libXrender=0.9.1
X libXrender=0.9.2
X libXrender=0.9.3
X libXrender=0.9.4
X libXrender=0.9.5
X libXrender=0.9.6

Event History

Jun 15, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1987?

CVE-2013-1987 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for triggering buffer overflows.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-1987?

To fix CVE-2013-1987, update the X.org libXrender package to a version later than 0.9.7.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2013-1987?

CVE-2013-1987 affects X.org libXrender versions 0.9.7 and earlier, as well as specific Ubuntu and openSUSE distributions.

4

What can happen if CVE-2013-1987 is exploited?

Exploitation of CVE-2013-1987 can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution due to insufficient memory allocation.

5

How was CVE-2013-1987 discovered?

CVE-2013-1987 was discovered through the identification of integer overflows in the libXrender API functions.

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