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CVE-2017-16611

Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—

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.

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Tecnologías afectadas (3)

Canonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxX — Libxfont

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