CVE-2016-5384

Publication date 8 August 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fontconfig 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2.11.94-0ubuntu2
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 2.11.94-0ubuntu2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
fontconfig

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3063-1
    • Fontconfig vulnerability
    • 17 August 2016

Other references