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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-2005: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-2005: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/15/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server

References

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