CVE-2017-16611

2017-11-2800:00:00

ubuntu.com

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu17.10noarchlibxfont< 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlibxfont< 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlibxfont< 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu17.04noarchlibxfont< 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu0.2UNKNOWN
ubuntu17.10noarchlibxfont1< 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu17.04noarchlibxfont1< 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu0.2UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlibxfont2< 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	17.10	noarch	libxfont	< 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	libxfont	< 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	libxfont	< 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.4	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	17.04	noarch	libxfont	< 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu0.2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	17.10	noarch	libxfont1	< 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	17.04	noarch	libxfont1	< 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu0.2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	libxfont2	< 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3	UNKNOWN