SB2026062683 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in libheif

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SB2026062683 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in libheif

Published: June 26, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026062683
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50142)

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Box_stsz::parse() fixed-size mode when parsing a crafted HEIF sequence file through the public C API. A remote attacker can supply a crafted HEIF sequence file with an excessive sample_count value to cause a denial of service.

Only the file parser is exercised, and no decoder backend is required.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References