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CVE-2013-2004

Published: Jun 15, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
x
oss-project·USaka x11, x11 libraries, x.org, libx11
libx11Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1
ubuntu.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
openwall.com
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
x.org
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