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Link Following Affecting libxfont package, versions *

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
2.8 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBXFONT-313104
  • published 1 Dec 2017
  • disclosed 1 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 1 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-16611 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 libxfont.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxfont package and not the libxfont package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.