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CVE-2017-16611
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-12-01T17:29:00.463 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:09:33.943

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.

Affected products

debian — debian_linux

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References

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