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CVE-2017-16611

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.

Published: December 01, 2017; 12:29:00 PM -0500
V3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM
V2.0: 4.9 MEDIUM