CVE-2017-16611 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5