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CVE-2013-2004 (GCVE-0-2013-2004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-06-15 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:20
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Adviso… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2013-05-23 00:00
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