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title: "CVE-2013-1984\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-1984

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 libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers
to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via
vectors related to the (1) XGetDeviceControl, (2) XGetFeedbackControl, (3)
XGetDeviceDontPropagateList, (4) XGetDeviceMotionEvents, (5) XIGetProperty,
(6) XIGetSelectedEvents, (7) XGetDeviceProperties, and (8)
XListInputDevices functions.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxi | 13.04 raring | Fixed 2:1.6.99.1-0ubuntu3.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 2:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2:1.6.0-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2:1.3-3ubuntu0.2 |

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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-2013-1984?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 |
| --- | --- |
| libxi | * Upstream:   [?id=59b](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=59b8e1388a687f871831ac5a9e0ac11de75e2516) * Upstream:   [?id=b0b](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=b0b13c12a8079a5a0e7f43b2b8983699057b2cec) * Upstream:   [?id=322](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=322ee3576789380222d4403366e4fd12fb24cb6a) * Upstream:   [?id=6dd](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=6dd6dc51a2935c72774be81e5cc2ba2c30e9feff) * Upstream:   [?id=bb9](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=bb922ed4253b35590f0369f32a917ff89ade0830) * Upstream:   [?id=242](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=242f92b490a695fbab244af5bad11b71f897c732) * Upstream:   [?id=528](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=528419b9ef437e7eeafb41bf45e8ff7d818bd845) * Upstream:   [?id=170](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=17071c1c608247800b2ca03a35b1fcc9c4cabe6c) * Upstream:   [?id=ef8](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=ef82512288d8ca36ac0beeb289f158195b0a8cae) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1984)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1984)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-1984)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1984)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1859-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1859-1)
+ libxi vulnerabilities
+ 5 June 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23>
* <http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1984>
