CVE-2016-5384
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5384
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-08-13T01:59:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:23:25
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:fontconfig_project:fontconfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.12.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3644 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2601 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5384 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350891 | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/?id=7a4a5bd7897d216f0794ca9dbce0a4a5c9d14940 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| 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/ | |
| https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5384 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5384 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:35:46 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:53:40 | 2016-08-13T01:59Z | 2016-08-13T01:59:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:53:40 | 2022-01-31T17:37:04 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:53:40 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 23:05:35 | 2023-02-02T21:17:06 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 23:05:35 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 23:05:35 | 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. | It was found that cache files were insufficiently validated in fontconfig. A local attacker could create a specially crafted cache file to trigger arbitrary free() calls, which in turn could lead to arbitrary code execution. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 23:05:38 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 01:06:39 | 2023-02-12T23:23:25 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 01:06:39 | It was found that cache files were insufficiently validated in fontconfig. A local attacker could create a specially crafted cache file to trigger arbitrary free() calls, which in turn could lead to arbitrary code execution. | 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. | Description | updated |