Is CVE-2017-16612 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16612 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16612?

CVE-2017-16612 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16612?

CVE-2017-16612 has an EPSS score of 5.17% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16612?

Upgrade libxcursor on debian 11 to 1:1.1.14-3.1 or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16612

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxcursorDebian

Fixed in:1:1.1.14-3.1CVE-2017-16612

libwayland-binUbuntu

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libwayland-client0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libwayland-cursor0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1USN-3622-1

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libwayland-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libwayland-docUbuntu

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libwayland-server0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

libxcursorUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3501-1

Fixed in:1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3501-1

libxcursor1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3501-1

Fixed in:1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3501-1

waylandUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1USN-3622-1

Fixed in:1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3USN-3622-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory4

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.suse.com

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.