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openSUSE Security Update : libical (openSUSE-2017-869)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 102058
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for libical fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
- CVE-2016-5824: libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986639)
- 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.
(bsc#986631)
- CVE-2016-9584: libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file. (bsc#1015964)
Bug fixes :
- libical crashes while parsing timezones (bsc#1044995)
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected libical packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1015964
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044995
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 102058
File Name: openSUSE-2017-869.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/31/2017
Updated: 12/4/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9584
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libical1-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2017