Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4396
CVE-2013-4396
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <1.14.4
Patches
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References
9- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1nvd
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