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# CVE-2013-1982

Publication date 23 May 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXext 1.3.1 and earlier allow X
servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow
via vectors related to the (1) XcupGetReservedColormapEntries, (2)
XcupStoreColors, (3) XdbeGetVisualInfo, (4) XeviGetVisualInfo, (5)
XShapeGetRectangles, and (6) XSyncListSystemCounters functions.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxext | 13.04 raring | Fixed 2:1.3.1-2ubuntu0.13.04.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 2:1.3.1-2ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2:1.3.0-3ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1982?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libxext | * Upstream:   [?id=ca8](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=ca84a813716f9de691dc3f60390d83af4b5ae534) * Upstream:   [?id=d05](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=d05f27a6f74cb419ad5a437f2e4690b17e7faee5) * Upstream:   [?id=082](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=082d70b19848059ba78c9d1c315114fb07e8c0ef) * Upstream:   [?id=96d](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=96d1da55a08c4cd52b763cb07bdce5cdcbec4da8) * Upstream:   [?id=67e](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=67ecdcf7e29de9fa78b421122620525ed2c7db88) * Upstream:   [?id=6ec](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=6ecd96e8be3c33e2ffad6631cea4aa0a030d93c2) * Upstream:   [?id=dfe](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXext/commit/?id=dfe6e1f3b8ede3d0bab7a5fa57f73513a09ec649) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1982)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1982)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-1982)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1982)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1857-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1857-1)
+ libxext vulnerability
+ 5 June 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23>
* <http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2682>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1982>
