CVE-2013-2005

critical

Description

X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier does not check the return value of the XGetWindowProperty function, which allows X servers to trigger use of an uninitialized pointer and memory corruption via vectors related to the (1) ReqCleanup, (2) HandleSelectionEvents, (3) ReqTimedOut, (4) HandleNormal, and (5) HandleSelectionReplies functions.

References

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1865-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60133

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2680

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00138.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106785.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-06-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical