Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in X.org libFS 1.0.4 and Earlier

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in X.org libFS 1.0.4 and Earlier

CVE-2013-1996 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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