| Name | CVE-2016-5823 |
| Description | The icalproperty_new_clone function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libical (PTS) | jessie | 1.0-1.3 | fixed |
| stretch | 2.0.0-0.5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libical | source | (unstable) | 1.0-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - libical <no-dsa> (Only possible denial of service, not severe enough to solve)
possibly correct upstream bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1275787
Exact fixing commit unfortunately not bisected, need more investigation