CVE-2016-5384 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-5384

fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

fedoraproject

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Affected Software

fedora, fontconfig, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
23, 24, 0, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04

Timeline

Official Publish: August 12th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.