VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5827

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability3.07%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-01-27

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking