Use After Free Affecting xorg-x11-server-common package, versions <0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.08% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-1467899
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Oct 2013

Introduced: 8 Oct 2013

CVE-2013-4396  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 xorg-x11-server-common to version 0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:1426.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-common package and not the xorg-x11-server-common package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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