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LibXfont, LibXfont2: Arbitrary file access

🗓️ 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Gentoo FoundationType 
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LibXfont, LibXfont2: Arbitrary file access. X.Org Xfont library. LibXfont, LibXfont2 incorrectly follows symlinks opening font files. Local unprivileged user exploits this to access arbitrary files including special device files. Upgrade to latest versions x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.4, x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.

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08 Jan 2018 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 24.9
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00076
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