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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9584

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

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CVE-2016-9584
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1 Nov 2026, 04:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-9584

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jan 2017, 17:59 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2016-9584
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9584",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-9584",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/libical/libical",
              "type": "GIT",
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:17.208889957Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2016-9584",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429510,
  "published_at": "2017-01-18T17:59:01.34+00:00"
}