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CVE-2016-5824

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Use-after-free
5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16 ↗