CVE-2026-32739
MEDIUM EPSS 23.7%
Published May 19, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published May 19, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and below, a crafted 800-byte HEIF sequence file causes an infinite loop in Box_stts::get_sample_duration(), consuming 100% CPU indefinitely with zero progress, leading to DoS. The loop has no iteration limit or timeout and is triggered during file open (parsing) - before any user interaction or image decoding. The process stays alive (no crash, no error logged), making it invisible to crash-based monitoring. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
23.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-835
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| struktur | libheif | * | <1.22.0 |
References 2
- github.com https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0
- github.com https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-j9g7-q9hv-gq8c
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.