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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-01T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.463Z

Reserved: 2017-11-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16611

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-12-01T17:29:00.463

Modified: 2022-02-20T06:06:47.333

Link: CVE-2017-16611

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16611 - Bugzilla