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CVE-2016-5824

Published: 27 January 2017

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

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
reproducer in mozilla attachment

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libical
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

xenial Needed

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needs triage

wily Ignored
(end of life)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Does not exist

thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
bionic
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
cosmic
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
disco
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
eoan
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
focal
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
groovy
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
hirsute
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
jammy
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
kinetic
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
lunar
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
upstream
Released (60.5)
xenial
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
mantic
Released (1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H