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CVE-2013-2005
X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier does not check the return value of the XGetWindowProperty function, which allows X servers to trigger use of…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.1%
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- redhat
Description
X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier does not check the return value of the XGetWindowProperty function, which allows X servers to trigger use of an uninitialized pointer and memory corruption via vectors related to the (1) ReqCleanup, (2) HandleSelectionEvents, (3) ReqTimedOut, (4) HandleNormal, and (5) HandleSelectionReplies functions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- FEDORA-2013-9098 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-1865-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 60133 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2680 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130523 Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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