CVE-2013-2004

The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.

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-2013-2004 is rated Moderate Risk (53.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). EPSS rose +1.18% 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-2013-2004

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 0.39% 1.58% +1.18%
2 2025-03-30 0.82% 0.39% -0.43%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.82% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2004

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-2013-2004

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2004

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-2004 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-2013-2004
gentoo high CVE-2013-2004: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-2004
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2004
suse medium CVE-2013-2004 severity moderate: SUSE including 61 source package names (libX11-6-1.6.2-11.1, libX11-6-1.6.2-12.5.1, …), 145 product×package rows across 41 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (41 product lines)): Fixed 145. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2004/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2004 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-2013-2004

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2004

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2004

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