CVE-2017-16611
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
Related
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%