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CVE-2017-13722

Publication date 5 October 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libxfont 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.3
libxfont1 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
libxfont2 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libxfont

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3442-1
    • libXfont vulnerabilities
    • 10 October 2017

Other references