CVE-2017-16612
moderate-risk
Published 2017-12-01
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.
Do I need to act?
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3.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (7)
References (24)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
and 4 more references
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
7/34 · Low
Exposure
14/34 · Moderate