CVE-2013-4396
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-4396 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-10-10 10:55:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 6.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X.org X11 | 7.7 | rc1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-1990-1: X.Org X server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1614-1: moderate: update for xorg-x11-server | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| X.Org security advisory: CVE-2013-4396: Use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.x.org | Vendor Advisory |
| 1014561 – (CVE-2013-4396) CVE-2013-4396 xorg-x11-server: use-after-free flaw when handling ImageText requests | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| X.Org X Server 'dixfonts.c' Use-After-Free Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1610-1: moderate: update for xorg-x11-server | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - Fwd: X.Org security advisory: CVE-2013-4396: Use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2784-1 xorg-server | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.