CVE-2026-47251
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CVE-2026-47251 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Struktur | Libheif | < 1.22.0 |
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9vExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1712Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9vExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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