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CVE-2017-16612
CVE-2017-16612
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 3.68% · 88.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.68%
88.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wayland | 1.9.0-1, 0, 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wayland | 1.1.0-2ubuntu3, 1.4.0-1, 1.3.0-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libxcursor | 0, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libxcursor | 0, 1:1.1.14-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8 (nist-nvd)
- USN-3622-1 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20171128 CVE-2017-16612 libXcursor: heap overflows when parsing malicious files (circl)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386 (circl)
- GLSA-201801-04 (circl)
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html (circl)
- USN-3501-1 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1201-1] libxcursor security update (circl)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38 (circl)
- [freedesktop-xorg-announce] 20171128 libXcursor 1.1.15 (circl)
…and 2 more exploits
Timeline
- Nov 28, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16612 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6 third-party-advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3501-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3622-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16612 third-party-advisory