UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5826

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CVE-2016-5826
Published: 27 Jan 2017, 22:59
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Jan 2017, 22:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The parser_get_next_char function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) by crafting a string to the icalparser_parse_string function.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•libical

    all | all

References (3)