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osvGoogleOSV:CVE-2017-16611
HistoryDec 01, 2017 - 5:29 p.m.

CVE-2017-16611

2017-12-0117:29:00
Google
osv.dev
4

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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.