CVE-2026-49271
MEDIUMlibheif: Wrapped icef compressed-unit range check causes out-of-bounds read in uncompressed HEIF decoder
Title source: cnaDescription
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to version 1.22.1, the uncompressed HEIF decoder validates explicit icef compressed-unit offsets using unit_offset + unit_size. Because the addition can wrap, a crafted HEIF file can pass the range check and then construct a vector from iterators outside the compressed item buffer, producing an out-of-bounds heap read and crash. Version 1.22.1 patches the issue.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qj-cg5r-r6vf
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
10.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
struktur/libheif
< 1.22.1
strukturag/libheif
< 1.22.1
Published
Jun 19, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 19, 2026