Multiple integer overflows in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to the (1) XQueryFont, (2) _XF86BigfontQueryFont, (3) XListFontsWithInfo, (4) XGetMotionEvents, (5) XListHosts, (6) XGetModifierMapping, (7) XGetPointerMapping, (8) XGetKeyboardMapping, (9) XGetWindowProperty, (10) XGetImage, (11) LoadColornameDB, (12) XrmGetFileDatabase, (13) _XimParseStringFile, or (14) TransFileName functions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1981 is rated Moderate Risk (51.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.89% | 1.41% | +0.51% |
| 2 | 2025-07-13 | 0.96% | 0.89% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.96% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2013-1981 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libx11), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1981 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2013-1981: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1981 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1981 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2013-1981 severity moderate: SUSE including 62 source package names (Mesa, libX11-6-1.6.2-11.1, …), 148 product×package rows across 44 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (44 product lines)): Fixed 145, Known Not Affected 3. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1981/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2013-1981 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libx11), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, pending 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1981 |
: Additional products added per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1/
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | libx11 | <= 1.5.99.901 | cpe:2.3:a:x:libx11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x | libx11 | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:x:libx11:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 13.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |