CVE-2013-6424

Integer underflow in the xTrapezoidValid macro in render/picture.h in X.Org allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative bottom value.

Published: 2014-01-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-6424 is rated Moderate Risk (45.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6424

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 6.84% 2.88% -3.96%
2 2025-12-14 5.57% 6.84% +1.27%
3 2025-04-16 5.57%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6424

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6424

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6424

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-6424 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6424
gentoo normal CVE-2013-6424: 2 GLSA(s) (201701-64, 201710-30), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-6424
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6424
ubuntu low CVE-2013-6424 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (xorg, xorg-server), 16 status rows across 8 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 9, ignored 3, DNE 1, needed 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6424

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6424

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pixman pixman < 0.31.2 cpe:2.3:a:pixman:pixman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6424

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00127.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2013-October/037996.html Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1868.html Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2822 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/04/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67484 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1197921 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 Third Party Advisory
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