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7.5high

CVE-2017-16612

libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., wi…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.2%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3622-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1065386 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201801-04 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.freedesktop.org /archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3501-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.cucumberlinux.com /security/details.php?id=156 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4059 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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