CVE catalog
CVE-2016-5826
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5826
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.17% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | libical | 16.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libical | 16.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libical | 18.04 | 2.0.0-0.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libical | 18.04 | 2.0.0-0.5build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libical | 18.04 | 2.0.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libical | 18.04 | 2.0.0-4 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_0119-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5826]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-5826.json]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]