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CVE-2013-1591

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other...

9.8 CriticalFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.63%Up 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
CVE-2013-1591
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
CVE-2013-1591
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1627 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
EUVD-2013-1627
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rw2-cfj2-g8vr 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other...

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
GHSA-7rw2-cfj2-g8vr
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
CVE-2013-1591
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1591 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly other products, has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from an integer overflow in the fast_composite_scaled_bilinear function in pixman-inlines.h, which triggers an infinite loop.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1591
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pixman
Debian:12
 before 0.26.0-4
0.26.0-4
pixman
Debian:13
 before 0.26.0-4
0.26.0-4
pixman
Debian:14
 before 0.26.0-4
0.26.0-4
pixman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pixman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
pixman-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
0:0.26.2-5.el6_4
rhev-hypervisor6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:6.4-20130415.0.el6_4
0:6.4-20130415.0.el6_4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-1591 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Palemoon Pale Moon, published January 31, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.63%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in pixman 0.26.0-4.

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