CVE-2025-68431

libheif has Potential Heap Buffer Over-Read

Published Dec 29, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6417-1 libheif security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7952-1 libheif vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Struktur
Struktur libheif
Vendors & Products Struktur
Struktur libheif
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title libheif has Potential Heap Buffer Over-Read
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 30, 2025, 10:26 PM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2025, 3:29 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 29, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 12:10 PM