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CVE-2016-5384

high

Description

fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.

References

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3644

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQUSTUJP7FC/

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-6334

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-08-13

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00403