CVE-2016-5827
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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references (10)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281043cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281043enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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