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libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and prior contain a heap-buffer-overflow (write) vulnerability in the grid tile compositing, allowing an attacker to write 64 bytes of fully attacker-controlled data past the end of a chroma plane heap allocation by crafting a HEIF/AVIF file with a 1×4 grid of odd-height tiles. The overflow is triggered during normal image decoding with default build configuration. The written bytes are chroma (Cb/Cr) pixel values from the attacking tile, giving the attacker full control over the overflow content. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-13 | Published 2026-05-19 | Updated 2026-05-20 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Product status

< 1.22.0
affected

References

github.com/...ibheif/security/advisories/GHSA-frfr-f3vg-2g6j exploit

github.com/...ibheif/security/advisories/GHSA-frfr-f3vg-2g6j

github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0

cve.org (CVE-2026-32740)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-32740)

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