CVE-2016-5826

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 27, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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