# CVE-2026-47714: libheif has integer overflow in inline mask size calculation that causes undersized buffer allocation

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.22.0
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- strukturag libheif: fixed in 1.22.0

## Description

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and prior, the inline mask parsing code in `libheif/region.cc` contains an integer overflow. Both `width` and `height` are `unsigned int` (32-bit) values parsed from the HEIF file. Their product can exceed `UINT32_MAX`, wrapping to a small value before the division by 8. This causes an undersized buffer allocation, leading to out-of-bounds memory access when the mask data is later interpreted as a `width x height` bitmap. Version 1.22.0 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on strukturag libheif, upgrade to a fixed version (1.22.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-h4wm-6wwf-qvhx

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