CVE-2026-32740
HIGHlibheif: Heap-Buffer-Overflow Write in Grid Tile Chroma Compositing
Title source: cnaDescription
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and prior contain a heap-buffer-overflow (write) vulnerability in the grid tile compositing, allowing an attacker to write 64 bytes of fully attacker-controlled data past the end of a chroma plane heap allocation by crafting a HEIF/AVIF file with a 1×4 grid of odd-height tiles. The overflow is triggered during normal image decoding with default build configuration. The written bytes are chroma (Cb/Cr) pixel values from the attacking tile, giving the attacker full control over the overflow content. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
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https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-frfr-f3vg-2g6j
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https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
struktur/libheif
< 1.22.0
strukturag/libheif
< 1.22.0
Published
May 19, 2026
Tracked Since
May 19, 2026