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libical through 4.0.6 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via icalvalue_decode_ical_string

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

libical through 4.0.6 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read in icalvalue_decode_ical_string() in src/libical/icalvalue.c when decoding input ending in a backslash. Attackers can supply escaped iCalendar text with a trailing backslash, causing the loop to read past the terminator and crash the application or leak adjacent heap memory.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-111269

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111269

libical

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/libical/libical",
    "vendor": "libical",
    "product": "libical",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.0.6"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/libical/libical",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-111269

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#30401 · Revision 1
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