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TI-2026-35212 Aliases CVE-2026-47709

libheif has a NULL pointer dereference in heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling for malformed unci image missing ispe

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions prior to 1.22.0 crashes in the public C API `heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling()` when a malformed uncompressed HEIF image item has an associated `uncC` property but no associated `ispe` property. In debug builds this trips the `ispe && uncC` assertion in `ImageItem_uncompressed::get_heif_image_tiling()`. In a release/NDEBUG ASan build, the same file causes a null pointer read at address `0xa8`. Version 1.22.0 fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00183 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed libheif (strukturag): 1.22.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
strukturaglibheifbefore 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableCNA
  • libheif Vendorstrukturag Affected before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.22.0Vulnerablestrukturag
  • cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·strukturag

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA libheif (strukturag) Fixed in 1.22.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47709

References

Exploit 3

  • TI-2023-27020 libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-34830 libheif Vulnerable to Heap Information Disclosure via Grid Image Gap + Uninitialized Pixel Plane Allocation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-16668 libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-27575 In Libheif 1.17.6, insufficient checks in ImageOverlay::parse() decoding a heif file… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-35472 libheif: heap OOB read in ImageItem_Grid::decode_grid_tile via irot-induced tile-coordinate underflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-34834 libheif has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-3949: integer overflow bypass in vvdec_push_data2 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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