Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.
CVE-2013-4396
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 10, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.html
- secalert@redhathttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xserver-xorg-core (2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6.2) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | xorg-x11-server-0:1.13.0-11.1.el6_4.2 | 2013-10-15 | redhat |
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