CVE-2025-43967
libheif before 1.19.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in ImageItem_Grid::get_decoder in image-items/grid.cc because a grid image can reference a nonexistent image item.
02 Description
libheif before 1.19.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in ImageItem_Grid::get_decoder in image-items/grid.cc because a grid image can reference a nonexistent image item.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-04-20 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-21 02:10Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-04-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a38d68797e53ec7217e22439c524c9c2d5fa4549d2d44db1893c97aa098c553c
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Fixed in
Debian 13
- libheif Fixed in 1.19.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libheif Fixed in 1.19.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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