Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2017-16611 First vendor Publication 2017-12-01
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 5.5
Base Score 5.5 Environmental Score 5.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 5.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16611

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 28
Os 4
Os 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-03-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2018-05b078c373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-03-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2018-4f5a3e792f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-03-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2018-5a7cd68500.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-03-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2018-e27b435a7f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-01-09 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201801-10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-12-18 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_08a125f3e35a11e7a29354e1ad3d6335.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-11-30 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2017-333-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-11-30 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3500-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
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
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2019-10-03 09:20:10
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2018-01-10 13:23:35
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2017-12-20 21:21:35
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2017-12-06 09:22:11
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2017-12-01 21:22:14
  • First insertion