Bug 1375106 – CVE-2016-5826 libical: Heap buffer over-read in parser_get_next_char

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Bug 1375106 - (CVE-2016-5826) CVE-2016-5826 libical: Heap buffer over-read in parser_get_next_char

Summary:	CVE-2016-5826 libical: Heap buffer over-read in parser_get_next_char

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2016-5826

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Depends On:	1350482 1350483 1350484
Blocks:	1350494
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Reported:	2016-09-12 04:11 EDT by Adam Mariš
Modified:	2016-09-15 02:50 EDT (History)
CC List:	10 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2016-09-15 02:44:50 EDT
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Description Adam Mariš 2016-09-12 04:11:07 EDT

Heap buffer over-read vulnerability was found in parser_get_next_char function caused by passing malformed input to icalparser_parse_string function.

Upstream bug:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281041

CVE assignment:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/604

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