What is the severity of CVE-2016-5826?

CVE-2016-5826 has a severity rating of Medium due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5826?

To fix CVE-2016-5826, update libical to version 1.0 or later or apply relevant patches if available.

Which versions of libical are affected by CVE-2016-5826?

CVE-2016-5826 affects libical versions 0.47 and 1.0.

Can CVE-2016-5826 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-5826 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted strings to the affected service.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-5826?

CVE-2016-5826 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by an out-of-bounds heap read.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-5826

high

7.5

CWE

125

27/1/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-5826

First published: Fri Jan 27 2017(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libical	=0.47
libical	=1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 has a severity rating of Medium due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5826?
To fix CVE-2016-5826, update libical to version 1.0 or later or apply relevant patches if available.
Which versions of libical are affected by CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 affects libical versions 0.47 and 1.0.
Can CVE-2016-5826 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-5826 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted strings to the affected service.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by an out-of-bounds heap read.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 has a severity rating of Medium due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5826?
To fix CVE-2016-5826, update libical to version 1.0 or later or apply relevant patches if available.
Which versions of libical are affected by CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 affects libical versions 0.47 and 1.0.
Can CVE-2016-5826 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-5826 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted strings to the affected service.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-5826?
CVE-2016-5826 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by an out-of-bounds heap read.