CVE-2013-1996

Publication date 23 May 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

X.org libFS 1.0.4 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to an unexpected sign extension in the FSOpenServer function.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libfs	13.04 raring	Fixed 2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.13.04.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2:1.0.3-1ubuntu0.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libfs	Upstream: ?id=26d

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1853-1
libfs vulnerability
5 June 2013

Other references

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2687
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1996