CVE-2017-16611
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16611.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-16611
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-12-01T17:29:00.463Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-20T10:39:01.927138Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
Affected packages
Git / gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
Other
MODULAR_COPY
PRE_xf86-4_3_0_1
XACE-SELINUX-MERGE
XORG-6_7_99_1
XORG-6_7_99_2
XORG-6_7_99_901
XORG-6_7_99_902
XORG-6_7_99_903
XORG-6_7_99_904
XORG-6_8_0
XORG-6_8_1
XORG-6_8_1_901
XORG-6_8_1_902
XORG-6_8_99_1
XORG-6_8_99_10
XORG-6_8_99_11
XORG-6_8_99_12
XORG-6_8_99_13
XORG-6_8_99_14
XORG-6_8_99_15
XORG-6_8_99_16
XORG-6_8_99_2
XORG-6_8_99_3
XORG-6_8_99_4
XORG-6_8_99_5
XORG-6_8_99_6
XORG-6_8_99_7
XORG-6_8_99_8
XORG-6_8_99_9
XORG-6_8_99_900
XORG-6_8_99_901
XORG-6_8_99_902
XORG-6_8_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_900
XORG-6_99_99_901
XORG-6_99_99_902
XORG-6_99_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_904
XORG-7_0
XORG-7_0_99_901
XORG-7_1
XORG-MAIN
lg3d-base
lg3d-rel-0-7-0
libxfont-1_1_0
rel-0-6-1
sco_port_update-base
xf86-012804-2330
xf86-4_3_0_1
xf86-4_3_99_16
xf86-4_3_99_901
xf86-4_3_99_902
xf86-4_3_99_903
xf86-4_3_99_903_special
xf86-4_4_0
xf86-4_4_99_1
libXfont-1.*
libXfont-1.2.0
libXfont-1.2.3
libXfont-1.2.4
libXfont-1.2.5
libXfont-1.2.6
libXfont-1.2.7
libXfont-1.2.8
libXfont-1.2.9
libXfont-1.3.0
libXfont-1.3.1
libXfont-1.3.2
libXfont-1.3.3
libXfont-1.3.4
libXfont-1.4.0
libXfont-1.4.1
libXfont-1.4.2
libXfont-1.4.3
libXfont-1.4.4
libXfont-1.4.5
libXfont-1.4.6
libXfont-1.4.7
libXfont-1.4.99.901
libXfont-1.5.0
libXfont-1.5.1
libXfont-1.5.2
libXfont-1.5.3