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(bnc#986632)\n- CVE-2016-5824: libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free)\n  via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986639)\n- CVE-2016-5825: The icalparser_parse_string function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote\n  attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted ics file.\n  (bsc#986642)\n- CVE-2016-5826: The parser_get_next_char function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers\n  to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) by crafting a string to the\n  icalparser_parse_string function. (bsc#986658)\n- CVE-2016-5827: The icaltime_from_string function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers\n  to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted string to the\n  icalparser_parse_string function. (bsc#986631)\n- CVE-2016-9584: libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and\n  possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file. (bnc#1015964)\n\nBug fixes:\n\n- libical crashes while parsing timezones (bsc#1044995)\n","status":"published","published":"2018-01-17T10:52:10Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:55:20.160027Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:44.594517Z"}]}}