Out-of-bounds Read in Libical Project
CVE-2016-5827
The icaltime_from_string function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted string to the icalparser_parse_string function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libical_project Libical — versions 0.47, 1.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5827?
- CVE-2016-5827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libical Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5827?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5827 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.