ghsa-vjcj-64vh-89f7
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:03
Modified
2022-05-13 01:03
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16611"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-12-01T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-vjcj-64vh-89f7",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:03:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:03:32Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce\u0026m=151188044218304\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce\u0026m=151188049718337\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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