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CVE-2017-16611

Date: December 1, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (14)

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-16611
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16611
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16611
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-16611

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

Security Features

CWE-254

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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