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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2683-1 libxi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1986 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1859-1 libxi vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.377Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1998

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-06-15T20:55:00.877

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1998

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1998 - Bugzilla

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