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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0021
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0021)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libical' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0021 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libical' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0021 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(use-after-free) via a crafted ics file (CVE-2016-5824).

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 (CVE-2016-5827).

libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file
(CVE-2016-9584).

Affected Software/OS:
'libical' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5824
BugTraq ID: 91459
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91459
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07
https://github.com/libical/libical/issues/235
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/16
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0269
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0270
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5827
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281043
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9584
94948
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94948
[oss-security] 20161215 CVE-2016-9584: heap use-after-free on libical
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/5
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