CVE-2017-16611 (GCVE-0-2017-16611)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-12-01 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 20:27
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.org http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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