CVE-2013-7439

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Debian Security Advisory 3224-1

Posted Apr 14, 2015

Authored by Debian | Site debian.org

Debian Linux Security Advisory 3224-1 - Abhishek Arya discovered a buffer overflow in the MakeBigReq macro provided by libx11, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, denial of service, overflow, arbitrary

systems | linux, debian

advisories | CVE-2013-7439

SHA-256 | a5f77bfaa7d210ea68a4ad432597fc68d849d4c2d8662c2737c1c9a193bf60c3

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2568-1

Posted Apr 14, 2015

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2568-1 - Abhishek Arya discovered that libX11 incorrectly handled memory in the MakeBigReq macro. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In addition, following the macro fix in libx11, a number of other packages have also been rebuilt as security updates including libxrender, libxext, libxi, libxfixes, libxrandr, libsdl1.2, libxv, libxp, and xserver-xorg-video-vmware. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2013-7439

SHA-256 | 792c5ed587fee17a21e0ef4c357f91cc1dbdae4e0ba109cc622280458027c024

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