X.Org libXrender up to 0.9.7 Graphical Library numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in X.Org libXrender up to 0.9.7 and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function XRenderQueryFilters/XRenderQueryFormats/XRenderQueryPictIndexValues of the component Graphical Library. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1987. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in X.Org libXrender up to 0.9.7. Affected by this issue is the function XRenderQueryFilters/XRenderQueryFormats/XRenderQueryPictIndexValues of the component Graphical Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrender 0.9.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XRenderQueryFilters, (2) XRenderQueryFormats, and (3) XRenderQueryPictIndexValues functions.

The weakness was shared 05/23/2013 by Ilja van Sprundel with IOActive as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at x.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1987 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75030 (openSUSE Security Update : libXrender (openSUSE-SU-2013:1011-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350250 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libX11,libXcursor,libXfixes,libXi,libXrandr,libXrender,libXres,libXt,libXv,libXvMC,libXxf86dga,libXxf86vm,libdmx,xorg-x11-proto-devel: ALAS-2014-452).

Upgrading to version 0.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.freedesktop.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84506), Tenable (75030), SecurityFocus (BID 60132†), OSVDB (93671†) and Secunia (SA53518†). The entries VDB-8875, VDB-8876, VDB-8877 and VDB-8878 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 75030
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libXrender (openSUSE-SU-2013:1011-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892677
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2677-1 (libxrender - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libXrender 0.9.8
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: x.org

Advisory: x.org
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: IOActive
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8894

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X-Force: 84506
SecurityFocus: 60132 - X.Org libXrender CVE-2013-1987 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53518 - Debian update for libxrender, Less Critical
OSVDB: 93671
Vulnerability Center: 39922 - libXrender Through 0.9.7 Remote Code Execution due to Integer Overflow in XRenderQueryFilters(), XRenderQueryFormats() and XRenderQueryPictIndexValues(), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2013 17:51
Updated: 05/14/2021 08:17
Changes: 05/27/2013 17:51 (85), 05/02/2017 08:30 (4), 05/14/2021 08:17 (3)
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