CVE-2013-4396

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-10-08

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.

See more information about CVE-2013-4396 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.4	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2013-1426	2013-10-15
Oracle Linux version 6 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2013-1426	2013-10-15

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