CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5384

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, allowing local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system or execute malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update fontconfig to version 2.12.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS