CVE-2016-5384

HIGH

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/13/2016

Last Modified4/12/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxfedoraproject:fedorafontconfig_project:fontconfig

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-415

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3644(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1(secalert@redhat.com)

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQUSTUJP7FC/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3644(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQUSTUJP7FC/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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