CVE-2017-16612
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., with programs like GIMP. It is also possible that an attack vector exists against the related code in cursor/xcursor.c in Wayland through 1.14.0.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-16612
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-12-01T17:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-04-11T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:x:libxcursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.1.14 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386 | Issue Tracking Tool Signature VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html | |
| https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16612 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16612 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:45:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 23:36:39 | 2017-12-01T17:29Z | 2017-12-01T17:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 23:36:39 | 2018-04-11T01:29:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 23:36:39 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |