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CVE-2013-1986 json

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrandr 1.4.0 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer o…

published 2013-06-15 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1974

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrandr 1.4.0 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XRRQueryOutputProperty and (2) XRRQueryProviderProperty functions.

Patch / fix

  • libxrandr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.3.2-2+deb7u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1986

  • libXi RHEL 6 1.7.2-2.2.el6
  • libXp RHEL 6 1.0.2-2.1.el6
  • libXt RHEL 6 1.1.4-6.1.el6
  • libXv RHEL 6 1.0.9-2.1.el6
  • libdmx RHEL 6 1.1.3-3.el6
  • libX11 RHEL 6 1.6.0-2.2.el6
  • libxcb RHEL 6 1.9.1-2.el6
  • libXext RHEL 6 1.3.2-2.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1436

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1986 updated cvss 4.3

libXrandr: Multiple integer overflows leading to heap-based bufer overflows

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libXrandr
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, libxcb 1.9.1-2.el6, libXi 1.7.2-2.2.el6, libXp 1.0.2-2.1.el6, libXt 1.1.4-6.1.el6, libXv 1.0.9-2.1.el6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, xcb-proto 1.8-3.el6, libxcb-python 1.9.1-2.el6, libXxf86dga 1.1.4-2.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libxcb 1.9.1-2.el6, libXi 1.7.2-2.2.el6, libXp 1.0.2-2.1.el6, libXt 1.1.4-6.1.el6, libXv 1.0.9-2.1.el6, libX11 1.6.0-2.2.el6, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, xcb-proto 1.8-3.el6, libXres 1.0.7-2.1.el6, libxcb-python 1.9.1-2.el6, libXxf86dga 1.1.4-2.1.el6, xkeyboard-config 2.11-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, libxcb 1.9.1-2.el6, libXi 1.7.2-2.2.el6, libXp 1.0.2-2.1.el6, libXt 1.1.4-6.1.el6, libXv 1.0.9-2.1.el6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, xcb-proto 1.8-3.el6, libxcb-python 1.9.1-2.el6, libXxf86dga 1.1.4-2.1.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, libxcb 1.9.1-2.el6, libXi 1.7.2-2.2.el6, libXp 1.0.2-2.1.el6, libXt 1.1.4-6.1.el6, libXv 1.0.9-2.1.el6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libdmx 1.1.3-3.el6, xcb-proto 1.8-3.el6, libxcb-python 1.9.1-2.el6, libXxf86dga 1.1.4-2.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1436

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Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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