CVE-2026-32739
libheif is Vulnerable to Infinite Loop DoS via stts Sample Duration Lookup
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-835 |
| Vendor | strukturag |
| Product | libheif |
| Published | May 19, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 20, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
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
Affected Versions
strukturag / libheif
< 1.22.0