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
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
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.
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 |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-16611
marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16611
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3500-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16611
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
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
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%