CVE-2016-5823

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5823
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-27 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-02 07:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe icalproperty_new_clone function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libical Project Libical 0.47 All All All
Application Libical Project Libical 1.0 All All All
Application Libical Project Libical 0.47 All All All
Application Libical Project Libical 1.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Libical: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201904-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: libical 0.47 SEGV on unknown address MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710182 Gentoo Linux Libical Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201904-02)
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