CVE-2017-16612

Published: 28 November 2017

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.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 7.5

Status

Package	Release	Status
libxcursor Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (1:1.1.14-3ubuntu0.1)
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1)
	zesty	Released (1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.17.04.1)
	Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8
wayland Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (1.14.0-1ubuntu0.1)
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3)
	zesty	Needed
	Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38

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