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 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16Patch
- https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/235Patch
- https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/251Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1275400