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CVE-2013-2003

libXcursor: Integer overflow leading to heap-based buffer overflow

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Integer overflow in X.org libXcursor 1.1.13 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the _XcursorFileHeaderCreate function.

Un desbordamiento de entero en X.org libxcursor v1.1.13 y anteriores permite a los servidores X activar la asignación de memoria insuficiente y provocar un desbordamiento de búfer a través de vectores relacionados con la función _XcursorFileHeaderCreate.

The X11 libraries provide library routines that are used within all X Window applications. Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way various X11 client libraries handled certain protocol data. An attacker able to submit invalid protocol data to an X11 server via a malicious X11 client could use either of these flaws to potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-05-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
X
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Libxcursor
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<= 1.1.13
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.6
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.7
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.8
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.9
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.10
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.11
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-
Affected
X
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Libxcursor
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1.1.12
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-
Affected