Use-after-free in libical - CVE-2016-9584
Published: January 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17271
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9584
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 compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a specially crafted ics files. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9584
Install update from vendor's website.