Multiple buffer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to the (1) XGetDeviceButtonMapping, (2) XIPassiveGrabDevice, and (3) XQueryDeviceState functions.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1998 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the libXi package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libXi) | RHSA-2014:1436 | 2014-10-13 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXi | Will not fix |
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