vulnwire
7.8high

CVE-2016-5384

fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct doubl…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3063-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.freedesktop.org /archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92339 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3644 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQU · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.