CVE-2017-16612
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 1, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 6, 2017
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8
- USN-3622-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20171128 CVE-2017-16612 libXcursor: heap overflows when parsing malicious filesmailing-list
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
- GLSA-201801-04vendor-advisory
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html
- USN-3501-1vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1201-1] libxcursor security updatemailing-list
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38
- [freedesktop-xorg-announce] 20171128 libXcursor 1.1.15mailing-list
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
- DSA-4059vendor-advisory
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