6.5

CVE-2013-4396: x x.org_x11 Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.5v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2013-0317RHSA-2013:1426DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4396
Published 10-10-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4396 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in x x.org_x11. EPSS estimates a 4.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.08% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.08%

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

Redhat12 products
  • xorg-x11-server< 0:1.1.1-48.101.el5_10.1 | < 0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2
  • xorg-x11-server-common< 0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo< 0:1.1.1-48.101.el5_10.1 | < 0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2
  • xorg-x11-server-devel< 0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2
  • xorg-x11-server-sdk< 0:1.1.1-48.101.el5_10.1
Mageia2 products
  • x11-server< 1.11.4-2.4.mga2
  • x11-server< 1.13.4-2.2.mga3
Debian1 product
  • xorg-server< 2:1.14.3-4 | < 2:1.7.7-17 | < 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u1
X1 product
  • x.org_x116.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8.1 | 6.8.2 | 6.9.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5:rc1 | 7.6 | 7.6:rc1 | 7.7 | 7.7:rc1

4 vendors · 16 products

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