Use-after-free in libical - CVE-2016-5823
Published: January 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17267
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5823
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libical
Affected software:
libical
libical
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a specially crafted ics file. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (use-after-free).
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5823
Install update from vendor's website.