SB2013052404 - Buffer overflow in libxi (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1998)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=daf9b293c5e40e9edb1b89794e235f3dcbfe9917
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=15b6a406ae860e56be980661f32ac330a814158d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04adcbb8d0e9999441ed2b2167b3dda47a0372c4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=12ae6c6dff5d79147ae77b188fcdc11f28fc3cee