SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1

    Published: 17 Jan 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Recommended update for libical

    Details: This update for libical fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-5823: 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. (bnc#986632) - CVE-2016-5824: libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986639) - CVE-2016-5825: The icalparser_parse_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 ics file. (bsc#986642) - CVE-2016-5826: 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. (bsc#986658) - CVE-2016-5827: 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. (bsc#986631) - CVE-2016-9584: libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file. (bnc#1015964) Bug fixes: - libical crashes while parsing timezones (bsc#1044995)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180119-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015964, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1044995, https://bugzilla.suse.com/986631, https://bugzilla.suse.com/986632, https://bugzilla.suse.com/986639, https://bugzilla.suse.com/986642, https://bugzilla.suse.com/986658, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5823, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5824, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5825, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5826, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5827, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9584

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libical

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libical&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.43-1.10.6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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