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CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.

Published

2017-12-01T17:29:00.463

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	17.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	17.10	Yes
Application	x	libxfont	< 1.5.4	Yes
Application	x	libxfont	< 2.0.3	Yes

References

http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)