CVE-2026-84384 PUBLISHED

libheif: brotli/zlib decompression paths lack output-size limits, allowing decompression-bomb OOM/DoS

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 01.09.2026 Published: 18.09.2026 Updated: 18.09.2026

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. From 1.19.0 until 1.23.2, crafted HEIF or AVIF mime metadata and unci image data can cause decompress_brotli() and do_inflate() to grow accumulated output without an effective size limit or MemoryHandle accounting. The brotli path has no output bound, while the zlib path checks only a small temporary buffer in a branch that valid streams do not reach, and overlapping icef units can decompress the same payload repeatedly. HeifContext::interpret_heif_file_images() processes multiple compressed metadata items during file opening, allowing a small file to consume unbounded memory and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor strukturag
Product libheif
Versions
  • Version >= 1.19.0, < 1.23.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) CWE