HIGH 7.5 NVD
CVE-2026-84384
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. From 1.19.0 until 1.23.2, crafted HEIF or AVIF mime metadata and unci image data can cause decompres
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. From 1.19.0 until 1.23.2, crafted HEIF or AVIF mime metadata and unci image data can cause decompress_brotli() and do_inflate() to grow accumulated output without an effective size limit or MemoryHandle accounting. The brotli path has no output bound, while the zlib path checks only a small temporary buffer in a branch that valid streams do not reach, and overlapping icef units can decompress the same payload repeatedly. HeifContext::interpret_heif_file_images() processes multiple compressed metadata items during file opening, allowing a small file to consume unbounded memory and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/21893e8f66c8b79363ca2809391b07d35e1a95ec
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.23.2
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-24wx-9w62-c96w
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-24wx-9w62-c96w
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 was published on 2026-09-18 via NVD.
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