UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16611

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16611

    Published: 28 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16611
    Aliases:
    USN-3500-1

    Summary:

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16611, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7, https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2, https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3500-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16611

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxfont

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxfont@1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4

    Affected versions

    1:1.4.6-1
    1:1.4.6-1ubuntu1
    1:1.4.7-1
    1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1
    1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.2
    1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High