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libyal libmsiecf through 20260525 Double Free via libmsiecf_url_values_read_data

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

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.

Products
libmsiecf
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-116743
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libyal libmsiecf through 20260525 Double Free via libmsiecf_url_values_read_data

core-cve · Original source

Published 26 Oct 2026, 21:52 UTC

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.

cve:CVE-2026-116743

libmsiecf

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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