CVE-2013-1983 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in X.org libXfixes versions 5.0 and earlier, specifically within the XFixesGetCursorImage function. This flaw allows a malicious X server to cause insufficient memory allocation, leading to a buffer overflow in affected systems. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring medium attack complexity and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfixes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfixes:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfixes:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfixes:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfixes:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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