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CVE-2017-16612

Published: 28 November 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxcursor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (1:1.1.14-3ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1)
zesty
Released (1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.17.04.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8

wayland
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (1.14.0-1ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3)
zesty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
Patches:

upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H