CVE-2017-16611

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.

• CWE-59

• https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10Third Party Advisory
• https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 1, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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