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USN-3063-1 fontconfig vulnerability

🗓️ 17 Aug 2016 16:53:35Reported by GoogleType 
osv
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Fontconfig cache handling flaw enables local privilege escalation via a crafted cache file.

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Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
FreeBSD		fontconfig -- insufficiently cache file validation
5 Aug 201600:00
–freebsd
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by a vulnerability in fontconfig (CVE-2016-5384)
18 Jun 201801:34
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in fontconfig affects PowerKVM (CVE-2016-5384)
18 Jun 201801:34
–ibm
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : fontconfig (CESA-2016:2601)
28 Nov 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-587-1 : fontconfig security update
10 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-3644-1 : fontconfig - security update
9 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : fontconfig (EulerOS-SA-2016-1077)
1 May 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 23 : fontconfig (2016-6802f2e52a)
18 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 24 : fontconfig (2016-e23ab56ce3)
9 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : fontconfig -- insufficiently cache file validation (44989c29-67d1-11e6-8b1d-c86000169601)
22 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
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22 Apr 2026 09:26Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.6
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00264
fontconfigcache fileslocal attackerprivilege escalationvulnerabilitytobias stoeckmann
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