CVE-2017-16611Not scoredCWE-59

CVE-2017-16611: X Libxfont vulnerability

X · Libxfont

Vendor fix available · Affected: X Libxfont · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

36th percentile

050100

Higher than 36% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Link Following · File and Path Handling
Vendor: X
Published: December 2017
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), December 2017

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