SB2013052417 - Input validation error in libxinerama (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052417
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-2013-1985)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in X.org libXinerama 1.1.2 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the XineramaQueryScreens function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=263493fe0a2c64e7e06b35511038c6922e92dac7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3e5921fae9eef23dbc7c56b7905ccbf9de168cea
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=98a1bfcf7b3b47dda59ab80e2ac1b665eb179903
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ad1182c161e556f3660a3f8429e6ed9e3ee7d590