X.Org X Server Xephyr CVE-2013-1056 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	63203
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-1056
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Oct 17 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	May 16 2014 12:52AM
Credit:	Pedro Ribeiro
Vulnerable:	Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64 Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

X.Org X Server Xephyr CVE-2013-1056 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

X.Org X Server Xephyr is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

X.Org X Server Xephyr CVE-2013-1056 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

X.Org X Server Xephyr CVE-2013-1056 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

X.Org X Server Xephyr CVE-2013-1056 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• X.Org Homepage (X.Org)