CVE-2017-16611

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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