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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | libical through 4.0.6 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via icalvalue_decode_ical_string | |
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Libical Project libical |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:libical_project:libical:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Libical Project libical |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-15T21:43:16.966Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T19:33:18.967Z
Link: CVE-2026-111269
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T22:19:27.680
Modified: 2026-10-15T22:19:27.680
Link: CVE-2026-111269
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