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TI-2013-01946 Aliases CVE-2013-2179GHSA-qwx4-h45p-jj95

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication…

Priority LOW 25CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt API function that can return NULL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by attempting to log into an account whose password field contains invalid characters, as demonstrated using the crypt function from glibc 2.17 and later with (1) the "!" character in the salt portion of a password field or (2) a password that has been encrypted using DES or MD5 in FIPS-140 mode.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02437 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:x:x_display_manager:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableX
cpe:2.3:a:x:x_display_manager:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11VulnerableX
  • cpe:2.3:a:x:x_display_manager:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·X
  • cpe:2.3:a:x:x_display_manager:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·X

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2179
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwx4-h45p-jj95

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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