CVE-2016-5826

libical: Heap buffer over-read in parser_get_next_char

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 25, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The parser_get_next_char function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) by crafting a string to the icalparser_parse_string function.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read