libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. The fix for CVE-2026-3949 (commit `b97c8b5`, PR #1712) introduced an integer overflow in the very security check it added. The check itself can be bypassed, allowing a crafted HEIF file with a VVC track to trigger the same out-of-bounds heap read that CVE-2026-3949 was meant to prevent. This is a separate, currently-unpatched vulnerability. Issue #1712 was closed as fixed without testing the edge case where `size` is near `UINT32_MAX`. Version 1.22.0 patches the issue.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9v Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9v Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 6.8 · strukturNVD modified 2026-10-24 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9v Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9v Exploit, Vendor Advisory