CVE-2016-5823

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5

Description

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-5823

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2017-01-27T22:59:00

Last Modified Date
2019-04-02T07:29:00

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libical_project:libical:0.47:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:libical_project:libical:1.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
4.3

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
5.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5823
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5823

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 17:44:47				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:11:14	2017-01-27T22:59Z	2017-01-27T22:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 13:11:14		2019-04-02T07:29:00	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 13:11:14		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated