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BDU:2022-06035 (CVE-2017-16611)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2022-10-03 – Updated: 2023-11-21 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость библиотеки LibXfont, связанная с неверным определением символических ссылок перед доступом к файлу, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость библиотеки LibXfont связана с неверным определением символических ссылок перед доступом к файлу. Эксплуатация уязвимости позволяет нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity

4.6 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


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

5.5 (Medium) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Data structure manipulation

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-59 - Неверное определение ссылки перед доступом к файлу

Aliases

CVE-2017-16611

References

7 references

URL
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?h=libXfont-1.5-branch&am…
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=7b377456f95d2ec3ead40…
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
https://strelets.net/patchi-i-obnovleniya-bezopasnosti#16012023

Impacted products

4 products from 4 vendors

Vendors

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра», Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, X.Org, АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»

Products

Astra Linux Special Edition (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), Debian GNU/Linux, libXfont, ОС ОН «Стрелец» (запись в едином реестре российских программ №6177)

Versions

1.6 «Смоленск» (Astra Linux Special Edition), 10 (Debian GNU/Linux), 11 (Debian GNU/Linux), от 1.0.0 до 1.5.4 (libXfont), от 2.0.0 до 2.0.3 (libXfont), до 16.01.2023 (ОС ОН «Стрелец»)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 «Смоленск» (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 10, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 11, АО «Концерн ВНИИНС» ОС ОН «Стрелец» до 16.01.2023 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №6177)

Mitigations

Для LibXfont: использование рекомендаций производителя: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 Для Debian: использование рекомендаций производителя: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611 Для ОС Astra Linux: использование рекомендаций производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16 Для ОС ОН «Стрелец»: Обновление программного обеспечения libxfont до версии 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb, \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, X.Org, \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u043d \u0412\u041d\u0418\u0418\u041d\u0421\u00bb",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb (Astra Linux Special Edition), 10 (Debian GNU/Linux), 11 (Debian GNU/Linux), \u043e\u0442 1.0.0 \u0434\u043e 1.5.4 (libXfont), \u043e\u0442 2.0.0 \u0434\u043e 2.0.3 (libXfont), \u0434\u043e 16.01.2023 (\u041e\u0421 \u041e\u041d \u00ab\u0421\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0446\u00bb)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0414\u043b\u044f LibXfont:\n\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Debian:\n\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u041e\u0421 Astra Linux:\n\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u041e\u0421 \u041e\u041d \u00ab\u0421\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0446\u00bb:\n\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f libxfont \u0434\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "06.11.2017",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "21.11.2023",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "03.10.2022",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2022-06035",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2017-16611",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Astra Linux Special Edition (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), Debian GNU/Linux, libXfont, \u041e\u0421 \u041e\u041d \u00ab\u0421\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0446\u00bb (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21166177)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 10 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 11 , \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u043d \u0412\u041d\u0418\u0418\u041d\u0421\u00bb \u041e\u0421 \u041e\u041d \u00ab\u0421\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0446\u00bb \u0434\u043e 16.01.2023  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21166177)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0438 LibXfont, \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0438\u043c\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043e\u043c \u043a \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u0443, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043e\u043c \u043a \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u0443 (CWE-59)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0438 LibXfont \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0438\u043c\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043e\u043c \u043a \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u0443. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?h=libXfont-1.5-branch\u0026amp;id=5ed8ac0e4f063825b8ecda48e9a111d3ce92e825\nhttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=7b377456f95d2ec3ead40f4fb74ea620191f88c8\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611\nhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16\nhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7\nhttps://strelets.net/patchi-i-obnovleniya-bezopasnosti#16012023",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-59",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 4,6)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 5,5)"
}

CVE-2017-16611 (GCVE-0-2017-16611)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-01 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:27

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

8 references

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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/detail…	x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2017-11-25 00:00

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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