CVE-2013-1998: x.org libxi

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1998 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in x.org libxi. EPSS estimates a 2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the (1) XGetDeviceButtonMapping, (2) XIPassiveGrabDevice, and (3) XQueryDeviceState functions.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.