CVE-2013-2005

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2013-2005 · Published 15/06/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-2005 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting libxt (x).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libxt x	`= 1.0.3= 1.0.4= 1.0.5= 1.0.6= 1.0.7= 1.0.8= 1.0.9= 1.1.1= 1.1.2≤ 1.1.3`	No fix yet

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

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106785.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00138.html
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2680
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
securityfocus.com/bid/60133
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1865-1
x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 · Vendor Advisory

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