ISOMAN

CVE

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 mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
  2. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
  3. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
  4. https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
  5. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
  6. https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
  7. https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
  8. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
  9. http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
  10. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
  11. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
  12. https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
  13. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
  14. https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
  15. https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
  16. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10