CVE-2017-16611

Publication date 28 November 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libxfont 17.10 artful
Fixed 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu1.1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu0.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4
libxfont1 17.10 artful
Fixed 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu1.1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu0.2
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
libxfont2 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libxfont

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3500-1
    • libXfont vulnerability
    • 29 November 2017

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