CVE-2016-5825

medium

Description

The icalparser_parse_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 ics file.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459

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

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1280832

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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