Medium severity · published Dec 1, 2017
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libxfont · X
1.0.0 before 1.5.4; 2.0.0 before 2.0.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 17.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16611
Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
Patch
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
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