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HistoryNov 30, 2017 - 5:50 a.m.

CVE-2017-16611

2017-11-3005:50:05
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EPSS

0

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.