CVE-2016-5384

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-08-05
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows localusers to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.7
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (fontconfig)	ELSA-2016-2601	2016-11-09