CVE-2013-1982

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.

Published: 2013-06-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1982 is rated Moderate Risk (54.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.70%). EPSS rose +1.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1982

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 0.49% 1.70% +1.21%
2 2025-03-30 1.02% 0.49% -0.53%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.02% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1982

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1982

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1982

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1982 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxext), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1982
gentoo high CVE-2013-1982: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1982
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1982
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1982/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1982 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxext), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1982

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1982

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x libxext <= 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.0.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.0.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.0.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxext 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxext:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1982

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