SB2013052407 - Input validation error in libxxf86dga (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052407
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1991)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXxf86dga 1.1.3 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XDGAQueryModes and (2) XDGASetMode functions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c312ec9f01be5dd206f6444f1285ee2102280725
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=decef4fe3c4a8fac3afe45c8beebfa95550484f7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=234dad5c8b53521a2bba6ef5975cd80116c48247
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7b2d548d51006eeae142ea6234e1c07fc8e17af6