5.5

CVE-2017-16611: canonical ubuntu_linux Link Following

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-16611MGASA-2017-0442UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16611
Published 01-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16611 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Link Following vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10921-1USN-8560-1

Timeline

  1. 01-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia3 products
  • libxfont< 1.5.1-1.2.mga5
  • libxfont< 1.5.2-1.2.mga6
  • libxfont2< 2.0.1-4.2.mga6
Alpine2 products
  • libxfont≥ 1.0.0, < 1.5.4-r0
  • libxfont2< 2.0.3-r0
Debian2 products
  • libxfont< 1:2.0.3-1 | < 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Ubuntu2 products
  • libxfont< 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 | < 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.4
  • libxfont2< 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3
Canonical1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • libXfont2&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.0.5-1.2
X1 product
  • libxfont≥ 1.0.0, < 1.5.4 | ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.3

7 vendors · 12 products

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