CVE-2016-5824 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-5824

libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Vulnerability Description

libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

libical project

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Affected Software

libical, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 6.0, 7.0, 7.6

Timeline

Official Publish: January 27th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.