Description
A vulnerability was determined in strukturag libheif up to 1.21.2. This affects the function vvdec_push_data2 of the file libheif/plugins/decoder_vvdec.cc of the component HEIF File Parser. Executing a manipulation of the argument size can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called b97c8b5f198b27f375127cd597a35f2113544d03. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.350381
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.350381
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.765979
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712#issuecomment-3947938531
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/libheif_vvdec
Various Sources product
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-125
Status
published
Published
Mar 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 12, 2026