Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables. Attackers can supply a crafted ESE/EDB database processed by esedbexport to crash the application or expose up to about 32 KiB of adjacent heap memory.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00129.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/libyal/libesedb cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/libyal/libesedb/blob/cf49b6d420d4a44dcd6355bc0d6b36f9f580f350/libesedb/libesedb_record.c#L3776-L3830 cve-icon cve-icon
https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libesedb-multi-value-offset-table-oob-read cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libyal-libesedb-through-20260704-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libesedb-record-get-multi-value cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables. Attackers can supply a crafted ESE/EDB database processed by esedbexport to crash the application or expose up to about 32 KiB of adjacent heap memory.
Title Libyal libesedb through 20260704 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via libesedb_record_get_multi_value
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T17:10:26.147Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T17:03:58.901Z

Link: CVE-2026-111147

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T16:28:09.207Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:29.210

Modified: 2026-10-16T18:25:45.343

Link: CVE-2026-111147

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T17:15:14Z

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