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CVE-2026-32739: strukturag libheif · Infinite Loop

Affects strukturag libheifSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 1.22.0 when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.22.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libheif and strukturag/libheif to 1.22.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
strukturaglibheifAffected
  • <1.22.0
Fixed in
  • 1.22.0
GitHubstrukturag/libheifpkg:github/strukturag/libheifOther threatsAffected
  • <1.22.0
Fixed in
  • 1.22.0

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in libheif version 1.22.0. Users and integrators should upgrade to version 1.22.0 or later to remediate this issue. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix in version 1.22.0.

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.

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