{"id":"USN-3501-1","summary":"libxcursor vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that libxcursor incorrectly handled certain files. An\nattacker could use these issues to cause libxcursor to crash, resulting in\na denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:15Z","published":"2017-11-29T18:06:23Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16612"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-16612","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16612"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3501-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16612"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxcursor","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxcursor@1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1:1.1.14-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"libxcursor-dev"},{"binary_version":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"libxcursor1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-16612","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"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3501-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libxcursor","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxcursor@1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1:1.1.14-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","binary_name":"libxcursor-dev"},{"binary_version":"1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","binary_name":"libxcursor1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-16612","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"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3501-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}