CVE-2016-5384
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5384
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5384.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5384
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:32.101698Z
- Published
- 2016-08-13T01:59:05Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:32.101698Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CJ45VRAMCIISHOVKFVOQYQUSTUJP7FC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/