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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-16612: LibXcursor: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-16612: LibXcursor: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/08/2018
Modified
11/27/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxcursor

References

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