libheif 1.19.7 libde265 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in libheif 1.19.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component libde265. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-29482. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libheif 1.19.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component libde265. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libheif 1.19.7 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the SAO (Sample Adaptive Offset) processing of libde265.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-29482 since 03/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234200 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29482), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234200). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 234200
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29482

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03/11/2025 🔍
04/08/2025 +27 days 🔍
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04/14/2025 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-29482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303743
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 06:01
Updated: 04/14/2025 22:11
Changes: 04/08/2025 06:01 (55), 04/14/2025 22:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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