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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1)

🗓️ 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1 Security Advisory for libical packag

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.0119.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5823", "CVE-2016-5824", "CVE-2016-5825", "CVE-2016-5826", "CVE-2016-5827", "CVE-2016-9584");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-09 14:57:49 +0000 (Wed, 09 Jun 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-01-20 17:26:08 +0000 (Fri, 20 Jan 2017)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES11\.0SP4)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180119-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015964");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1044995");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986631");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986632");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986639");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986642");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986658");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-January/003605.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libical' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for libical fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2016-5823: The icalproperty_new_clone function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote
 attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. (bnc#986632)
- CVE-2016-5824: libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free)
 via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986639)
- CVE-2016-5825: The icalparser_parse_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 ics file.
 (bsc#986642)
- CVE-2016-5826: 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. (bsc#986658)
- CVE-2016-5827: 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. (bsc#986631)
- 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. (bnc#1015964)

Bug fixes:

- libical crashes while parsing timezones (bsc#1044995)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libical' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11-SP4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES11.0SP4") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libical0", rpm:"libical0~0.43~1.10.6.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libical0-32bit", rpm:"libical0-32bit~0.43~1.10.6.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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