CVE-2026-110716

Name	CVE-2026-110716
Description	unshield through 1.6.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in unshield_get_file_table() that allows attackers to read past heap allocations via unchecked cabinet header offsets. Attackers can supply a crafted InstallShield cabinet with out-of-range file_table_offset or large file counts to crash the unshield tool or library consumers.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
unshield (PTS)	bookworm	1.4.2-1	vulnerable
	trixie	1.5.1-1	vulnerable
	forky, sid	1.6.2-2	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
unshield	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

Notes

[bookworm] - unshield <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed with next update)
Fixed by: https://github.com/twogood/unshield/commit/d0d7d18480582248ae4d3234ad743904cd8acb77 (main)