CVE-2013-1992

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.

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-2013-1992 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1992

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 0.97% 1.39% +0.42%
2 2025-03-30 1.54% 0.97% -0.57%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.54% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1992

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-2013-1992

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1992

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1992 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libdmx), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1992
gentoo high CVE-2013-1992: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1992
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1992
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1992/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1992 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libdmx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 3, ignored 1, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x libdmx <= 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libdmx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libdmx 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libdmx:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libdmx 1.0.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libdmx:1.0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libdmx 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:x:libdmx:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libdmx 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libdmx:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1992

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