libyal libmsiecf through 20260525 Double Free via libmsiecf_url_values_read_data

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  "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116743",
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    "title": "libyal libmsiecf through 20260525 Double Free via libmsiecf_url_values_read_data",
    "summary": "libyal libmsiecf through 20260525 contains a double free vulnerability in libmsiecf_url_values_read_data() that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted partial URL records. Attackers can supply a crafted MSIE cache index.dat file whose recovered partial record has an oversized unknown_offset, crashing forensic tools processing it.",
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          "product": "libmsiecf",
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T21:52:42.185Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/libyal/libmsiecf/issues/6",
        "https://github.com/libyal/libmsiecf",
        "https://github.com/libyal/libmsiecf/commit/a99a703d190d62f6c21b6225cf84ce80037e45d5",
        "https://github.com/libyal/libmsiecf/blob/20260525/libmsiecf/libmsiecf_url_values.c#L824",
        "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libmsiecf-url-record-partial-recovery-double-free",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libyal-libmsiecf-through-20260525-double-free-via-libmsiecf-url-values-read-data"
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  "source_id": "core-cve",
  "document_id": 353938,
  "published_at": "2026-10-26T21:52:42.185+00:00"
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