vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-5384: Moderate: fontconfig security and bug fix update (RHSA-2016:2601)
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 12, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 12, 2016
Added
Nov 4, 2016
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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.
Solution(s)
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-fontconfigredhat-upgrade-fontconfig-debuginforedhat-upgrade-fontconfig-develredhat-upgrade-fontconfig-devel-doc

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