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CVE-2013-1996

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-06-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

X.org libFS 1.0.4 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to an unexpected sign extension in the FSOpenServer function.

Affected products

• X Libfs: through 1.0.4; 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2687
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60130
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1853-1
• http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2687
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60130
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1853-1
• http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23

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