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High
CVE-2017-16612
libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead...
Vulnerability Description
libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., with programs like GIMP. It is also possible that an attack vector exists against the related code in cursor/xcursor.c in Wayland through 1.14.0.
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.
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059
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Affected Vendor
debian
View all reports →Affected Software
debian linux, ubuntu linux, libxcursor
Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 17.04, 17.10, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.