libical 4.0.6 contains an incompatible function pointer in icalparameter_string_to_kind(). When parsing iCalendar data containing a parameterized property, the function passes icalparameter_compare_kind_map() to bsearch() through an incompatible comparator function pointer type. bsearch() invokes the callback through the mismatched type, resulting in undefined behavior and process termination, leading to denial of service.
History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Libical
Libical libical
Vendors & Products Libical
Libical libical

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title libical: libical: Denial of Service via crafted iCalendar property parsing
Weaknesses CWE-843
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description libical 4.0.6 contains an incompatible function pointer in icalparameter_string_to_kind(). When parsing iCalendar data containing a parameterized property, the function passes icalparameter_compare_kind_map() to bsearch() through an incompatible comparator function pointer type. bsearch() invokes the callback through the mismatched type, resulting in undefined behavior and process termination, leading to denial of service.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T17:42:25.354Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88383

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:07.787

Modified: 2026-10-06T18:16:57.693

Link: CVE-2026-88383

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-88383 - Bugzilla