CVE-2013-2004
N/A
Published: June 15, 2013 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLIBX11
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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