CVE-2016-5823

NameCVE-2016-5823
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libicalsource(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

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