Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libheif package, versions [1.19.0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBHEIF-18302920
  • published25 Jul 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-47178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the unci tile decoding process. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by supplying a specially crafted HEIF file that triggers a heap out-of-bounds write, allowing the overwrite of a C++ vtable pointer and subsequent redirection of virtual function calls.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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