SB2013052424 - Buffer overflow in libx11 (Alpine package)
Published: May 24, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013052424
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-2013-2004)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bb8271270a6c29531b9708ed6ac6025575c0d180
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d6759740f6149bf3bc43f2d95e9d78432a628232
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=db1e74cf060eb177b9bd1f5ef787b90b19609c5b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=29cd7b42af8cddcb339f1328bf8f7be3a115b396