CVE-2017-16612

HIGH

libXcursor <1.1.15 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6
Issue Tracking, Tool Signature, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0517
EPSS Percentile 91.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
x/libxcursor < 1.1.14
Published Dec 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026