6.8

CVE-2013-1982: x libxext Numeric Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1982DSA-2682-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10559-1
Published 15-06-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1982 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in x libxext. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
MGASA-2013-0186RHSA-2014:1436

Timeline

  1. 15-06-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXext 1.3.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XcupGetReservedColormapEntries, (2) XcupStoreColors, (3) XdbeGetVisualInfo, (4) XeviGetVisualInfo, (5) XShapeGetRectangles, and (6) XSyncListSystemCounters functions.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.69% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libxext< 2:1.3.1-2+deb7u1 | < 2:1.1.2-1+squeeze1
Opensuse1 product
  • libXext&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.3.3-3.19
X1 product
  • libxext≤ 1.3.1 | 1.0.99.2 | 1.0.99.3 | 1.0.99.4 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.2.0 | 1.3.0

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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