libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. The fix for CVE-2026-3949 (commit `b97c8b5`, PR #1712) introduced an integer overflow in the very security check it added. The check itself can be bypassed, allowing a crafted HEIF file with a VVC track to trigger the same out-of-bounds heap read that CVE-2026-3949 was meant to prevent. This is a separate, currently-unpatched vulnerability. Issue #1712 was closed as fixed without testing the edge case where `size` is near `UINT32_MAX`. Version 1.22.0 patches the issue.
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-p6q9-fhf2-vj9v
Published: 2026-07-21
Updated: 2026-07-27
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00019