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CVE-2016-5384 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQUSTUJP7FC/ CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/ CVE
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-415Double Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedoraproject fedora
23
24

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fontconfig project fontconfig
< 2.12.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:fontconfig_project:fontconfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
16.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5384
NVD Published Date:
Aug 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5384 Details - Not Deferred