Double Free Affecting fontconfig package, versions <2.12.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-FONTCONFIG-468237
  • published22 Sept 2019
  • disclosed22 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Sep 2019

CVE-2016-5384  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.5 fontconfig to version 2.12.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fontconfig package and not the fontconfig package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1