vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16612.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16612",
  "details": "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.",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-16612"
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3501-1",
    "USN-3622-1"
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    },
    {
      "type": "Ubuntu",
      "score": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "published": "2017-11-28T00:00:00Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:24Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libxcursor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxcursor@1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:1.1.14-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libxcursor1",
            "binary_version": "1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "wayland",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wayland@1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "1.1.0-2ubuntu3",
        "1.3.0-1",
        "1.3.92-1",
        "1.4.0-1",
        "1.4.0-1ubuntu1"
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-client0",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-cursor0",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-server0",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland0",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libxcursor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxcursor@1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"
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              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
            }
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        }
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libxcursor1",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "wayland",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wayland@1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
              "fixed": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.8.1-1",
        "1.9.0-1",
        "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
        "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.2"
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-bin",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-client0",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-cursor0",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libwayland-server0",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16612"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188036018262&w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3501-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3622-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16612"
    }
  ]
}