CVE-2026-49337CWE-770

libde265 has an unbounded memory leak via orphaned slice headers in `read_slice_NAL`

Medium · published June 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.20, a crafted sequence of H.265 NAL units causes `decoder_context::read_slice_NAL()` (`libde265/decctx.cc:481`) to attach slice headers to a finished picture object

that has no active image unit, resulting in attacker-controlled unbounded heap growth. The retained headers are never freed until the picture is released, which may not happen during continuous streaming. Version 1.0.20 patches the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00327 · 24.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2026-06-19T19:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 19:53Z
    libde265 has an unbounded memory leak via orphaned slice headers in `read_slice_NAL`
    cvelistv5