CVE-2026-32740CWE-787

libheif: Heap-Buffer-Overflow Write in Grid Tile Chroma Compositing

High · published May 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00759 · 54.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-05-19T19:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAY 19:22Z
    libheif: Heap-Buffer-Overflow Write in Grid Tile Chroma Compositing
    cvelistv5