CVE-2026-49337

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

Published Jun 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4789-1 libde265 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6413-1 libde265 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8573-1 libde265 vulnerabilities
History
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First Time appeared Struktur
Struktur libde265
Vendors & Products Struktur
Struktur libde265
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title libde265 has an unbounded memory leak via orphaned slice headers in `read_slice_NAL`
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 22, 2026, 2:00 PM
Reserved
May 29, 2026, 2:35 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 19, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM