libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in MaskImageCodec::decode_mask_image(). When decoding a HEIF file containing a mask image (mski), the function copies the full iloc extent data into a pixel buffer using memcpy(dst, data.data(), data.size()). The copy length data.size() is determined by the iloc extent in the file (attacker-controlled), while the destination buffer is sized based on the declared image dimensions. Because no upper-bound check exists on the data length, a crafted file whose iloc extent exceeds the pixel buffer allocation overflows the heap. The vulnerable single-memcpy branch is reached when the mskC property specifies bits_per_pixel = 8 and the ispe property declares an even width ≥ 64 (so that stride == width), with no changes to default security limits or external codec plugins required. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libheif-debuginfoUpgrade libheif-tools-debuginfoUpgrade heif-pixbuf-loaderUpgrade libheifUpgrade libheif-toolsUpgrade heif-pixbuf-loader-debuginfoUpgrade libheif-debugsourceUpgrade libheif-devel | Jun 9, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libheif | Aug 9, 2026 | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libheif-plugins-allUpgrade libheif-plugin-jpegdecUpgrade libheif1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libheif-plugin-dav1dUpgrade libheif1Upgrade libheif-plugin-libde265Upgrade heif-thumbnailerUpgrade libheif-plugin-kvazaarUpgrade libheif-plugin-rav1eUpgrade libheif-plugin-aomencUpgrade libheif-plugin-ffmpegdecUpgrade libheif-plugin-j2kencUpgrade heif-viewUpgrade libheif-devUpgrade libheif-plugin-jpegencUpgrade heif-thumbnailer (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libheif-plugin-svtencUpgrade libheif-dev (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libheif-plugin-x265Upgrade heif-gdk-pixbufUpgrade libheif-plugin-j2kdecUpgrade heif-gdk-pixbuf (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libheif-plugin-aomdec | Jun 21, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 |
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