CVE-2025-68431
December 29, 2025
libheif is an HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to version 1.21.0, a crafted HEIF that exercises the overlay image item path triggers a heap buffer over-read in "HeifPixelImage::overlay()". The function computes a negative row length (likely from an unclipped overlay rectangle or invalid offsets), which then underflows when converted to "size_t" and is passed to "memcpy", causing a very large read past the end of the source plane and a crash. Version 1.21.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, avoid decoding images using "iovl" overlay boxes.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.21.0Related ResourcesĀ (3)
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Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
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NONE
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PASSIVE
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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