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.
References
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http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 | Issue Tracking Tool Signature VDB Entry |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-12-01T17:00:00
Updated: 2022-01-26T01:06:09
Reserved: 2017-11-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-16611
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-12-01T17:29:00.463
Modified: 2022-02-20T06:06:47.333
Link: CVE-2017-16611
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE