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CVE-2017-16611

Published: Dec 1, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
X.Org
oss-project·USaka x, x11, x11 libraries, libx11
libXfontOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»
commercial·RUaka ao konsern vniins
ОС ОН «Стрелец»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?h=libXfont-1.5-branch&id=5ed8ac0e4f063825b8ecda48e9a111d3ce92e825
cgit.freedesktop.org
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=7b377456f95d2ec3ead40f4fb74ea620191f88c8
cgit.freedesktop.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
nvd.nist.gov
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