CVE-2017-16611 (GCVE-0-2017-16611)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-12-01 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 20:27
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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.
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