CVE-2016-5823

MEDIUM

libical 0.47 and 1.0 - Use-After-Free via Crafted ICS File

Title source: llm

Description

The 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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0100

EPSS Percentile 58.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-416

Status published

Products (2)

libical_project/libical 0.47

libical_project/libical 1.0

Published Jan 27, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026