CVE details
CVE-2026-116743
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.
- Score
- 6.8 medium
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| devel/libmsiecf | libmsiecf | a.20240425 | unaddressed | antoine@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>libmsiecf</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>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.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-116743</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116743</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-10-26</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-27</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>