CVE-2017-16611 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

debian linux, ubuntu linux, libxfont
Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 17.04, 17.10, 1.0.0, 2.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 1st, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.