CVE-2013-1984

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.

Published: 2013-06-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1984 is rated Moderate Risk (54.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1984

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 0.90% 1.82% +0.92%
2 2025-07-13 0.84% 0.90% +0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1984

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-2013-1984

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1984

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1984 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1984
gentoo high CVE-2013-1984: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1984
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1984
suse medium CVE-2013-1984 severity moderate: SUSE including 46 source package names (libXi-devel-1.7.2-3.62, libXi-devel-1.7.4-17.1, …), 105 product×package rows across 55 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (55 product lines)): Fixed 105. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1984/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1984 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1984

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1984

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org libxi <= 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.5.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.5.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.5.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.6.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.6.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org libxi 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1984

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