CVE-2026-116736
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Libpff through 20260926 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libpff_table_read_values_array because a 7c column definition's values_array_size is not checked against remaining buffer bytes. Attackers can supply a crafted PST, OST or PAB file to make applications read adjacent heap memory into record entry values or crash.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 22:16:57.820000
Last modified
2026-10-26 22:16:57.820000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-116736",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-26T22:16:57.820",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T22:16:57.820",
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}
],
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "libyal",
"product": "libpff",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"packageURL": "pkg:github/libyal/libpff",
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"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/libyal/libpff",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/libyal/libpff/blob/20260926/libpff/libpff_table.c#L8858-L8895",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/libyal/libpff/commit/cb83eb38ffdbdfe2c69238fe7ce481ddc8513266",
"source": "[email protected]"
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{
"url": "https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/172",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libpff-table-parsing-oob-reads",
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},
{
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libpff-through-20260926-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libpff-table-read-values-array",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
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}