Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 10, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified