CVE-2026-111159
libewf through 20260924 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libewf_lef_extended_attribute_read_data() because UTF-16 name and value sizes are validated before being doubled.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libewf through 20260924 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libewf_lef_extended_attribute_read_data() because UTF-16 name and value sizes are validated before being doubled. Attackers can supply a crafted .L01/.Lx01 file with oversized 'ea' metadata counts to crash the application or leak uninitialized heap memory through extended attributes.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 2th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.1% on 16 October 2026 to 0.1% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/libyal/libewf
- https://github.com/libyal/libewf/blob/d76fd0bb21601e2969bc88ffdaeb861023f6a5b2/libewf/libewf_lef_extended_attribute.c#L362-L408
- https://github.com/libyal/libewf/blob/d76fd0bb21601e2969bc88ffdaeb861023f6a5b2/libewf/libewf_lef_extended_attribute.c#L456-L560
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libewf-lef-extended-attribute-utf16-size-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libewf-through-20260924-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-l01-extended-attribute-parsing
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.