CVE-2017-16612

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
• https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html
• https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2
• http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059

References

• https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04
• https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html
• https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38
• https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2
• http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059

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