Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | LibXcursor: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GLSA-201801-04 | First vendor Publication | 2018-01-07 |
| Vendor | Gentoo | Last vendor Modification | 2018-01-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Synopsis ========
A vulnerability in LibXcursor might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background ==========
X.Org X11 libXcursor runtime library.
Description ===========
It was discovered that libXcursor is prone to several heap overflows when parsing malicious files.
Impact ======
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted cursor file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All LibXcursor users should upgrade to the latest version:
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-16612 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-16612
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
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Original Source
| Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201801-04.xml |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-0eed1be1c0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-1c5dada34b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-19 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing a security update. File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-19 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing a security update. File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-08 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201801-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_ddecde18e33b11e7a29354e1ad3d6335.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-11 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1201.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-11 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-4059.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-06 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-3214-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-30 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2017-333-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-30 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3501-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2018-01-08 05:19:57 |
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