Buffer Overflow Affecting libheif-tools-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBHEIFTOOLSDEBUGINFO-17288980
  • published10 Jun 2026
  • disclosed19 May 2026

Introduced: 19 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-32741  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libheif-tools-debuginfo to version 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1814.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libheif-tools-debuginfo package and not the libheif-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1