CVE-2016-5824
Libical Denial-of-Service Use-After-Free Remote Vulnerability
Description
libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 27, 2017, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 2, 2019, 7:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5824 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5824
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-5824.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1275400 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/235 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/251 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/286 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5824 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5824 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/235 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/235 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/286 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/286 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/251 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/251 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1275400 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1275400 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libical_project:libical:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5824 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5824
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.62 }} 0.13%
score
0.87776
percentile