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MiracleLinux 7 : fontconfig-2.10.95-10.el7 (AXSA:2016-1121:01)
high Nessus Plugin ID 289812
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2016-1121:01 advisory.Fontconfig is designed to locate fonts within the system and select them according to requirements specified by applications.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2016-5384 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.
Additional Changes:
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected fontconfig and / or fontconfig-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 289812
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2016-1121.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5384
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:fontconfig, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:fontconfig-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5384