6.8

CVE-2013-1983: x libxfixes Numeric Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1983DSA-2676-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10442-1
Published 15-06-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1983 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in x libxfixes. EPSS estimates a 2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% 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
2.14%
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

Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes 5.0 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the XFixesGetCursorImage function.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.14%

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
  • libxfixes< 1:5.0-4+deb7u1 | < 1:4.0.5-1+squeeze1
Opensuse1 product
  • libXfixes&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.0.3-1.1
X1 product
  • libxfixes≤ 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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