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CVE-2016-5823

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Date: January 27, 2017

The icalproperty_new_clone function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (5)

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02

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

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5823

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5823

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5823

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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