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# CVE-2013-1992

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 libdmx 1.1.2 and earlier allow X
servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow
via vectors related to the (1) DMXGetScreenAttributes, (2)
DMXGetWindowAttributes, and (3) DMXGetInputAttributes functions.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libdmx | 13.04 raring | Fixed 1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:1.1.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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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-2013-1992?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 |
| --- | --- |
| libdmx | * Upstream:   [?id=f34](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libdmx/commit/?id=f34f6f64698c3b957aadba7315bb13726e3d79b0) * Upstream:   [?id=78e](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libdmx/commit/?id=78e11efe70d00063c830475eaaaa42f19380755d) * Upstream:   [?id=b6f](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libdmx/commit/?id=b6fe1a7af34ea620e002fc453f9c5eacf7db3969) * Upstream:   [?id=507](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libdmx/commit/?id=5074d9d64192bd04519a438062b7d5bf216d06ee) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1992)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1992)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-1992)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1992)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1852-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1852-1)
+ libdmx vulnerability
+ 5 June 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23>
* <http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2673>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1992>