Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| X | Libxcursor | <= 1.1.14 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156PatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386Issue TrackingTool SignatureVDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059Third Party Advisory
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156PatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-16612?
CVE-2017-16612 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 vec...
How severe is CVE-2017-16612?
CVE-2017-16612 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-16612?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, X Libxcursor.