CVE-2017-16611
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-59
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7Patch
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2Patch
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2Patch
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.htmlAdvisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10Advisory