CVE-2013-2005

X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier does not check the return value of the XGetWindowProperty function, which allows X servers to trigger use of an uninitialized pointer and memory corruption via vectors related to the (1) ReqCleanup, (2) HandleSelectionEvents, (3) ReqTimedOut, (4) HandleNormal, and (5) HandleSelectionReplies 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-2013-2005 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2005

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 2025-07-12 0.61% 0.68% +0.07%
2 2025-03-30 1.53% 0.61% -0.92%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.53% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2005

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-2013-2005

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2005

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-2005 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2005
gentoo high CVE-2013-2005: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-07), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-2005
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2005
suse medium CVE-2013-2005 severity moderate: SUSE including 27 source package names (libXt-devel-1.1.4-3.59, libXt-devel-1.1.5-1.19, …), 99 product×package rows across 55 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (55 product lines)): Fixed 99. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2005/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2005 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x libxt <= 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxt 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2005

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