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HEIF Image Extensions CVE-2025-62821

| EUVDEUVD-2025-210287 CRITICAL
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-06-19 mitre GHSA-4qq3-gjhp-4grf
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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8.1 HIGH

Network-delivered malicious image but a user or application must open/preview it, so UI:R; OOB read yields memory disclosure (C:H) and likely crash (A:H) with no integrity impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Jun 22, 2026 - 19:10 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jun 22, 2026 - 18:23 NVD
9.1 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Jun 19, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1
CVE Published
Jun 19, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions 1.2.22.0 has an out-of-bounds read because CHEIFItemInfoEntry_GetDataSize can return success while leaving the reported data size as 0. This causes a caller to make a 1-byte allocation. Later, CopyPixels computes copy_size = stride * abs(roi_height) but does not check the source buffer length before a memmove call.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions 1.2.22.0 allows remote attackers to disclose memory contents and crash the process by serving a crafted HEIF image. The flaw stems from CHEIFItemInfoEntry_GetDataSize returning success with a reported data size of zero, leading to a 1-byte allocation that is later overrun by a memmove in CopyPixels. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

Technical ContextAI

Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions is a Windows component (shipped via the Microsoft Store) that adds support for the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF/HEIC) to apps such as Photos, File Explorer thumbnails, and any application using the Windows Imaging Component. The bug is a classic CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read: CHEIFItemInfoEntry_GetDataSize signals success while the size-out parameter remains zero, so the caller allocates a 1-byte destination buffer; CopyPixels then computes copy_size = stride * abs(roi_height) and issues a memmove without validating the source buffer length, reading past the small allocation and into adjacent memory. Because parsing is triggered automatically by the OS shell and many apps whenever a HEIF/HEIC file is rendered, the attack surface extends well beyond an explicitly opened image. The CPE entry is generic ('a:n/a:n/a'), so exact product mapping must be derived from the description rather than NVD CPE data.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has not published an advisory or fixed build in the supplied data. As a compensating control, update Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions to the latest version available in the Microsoft Store (Settings → Apps → Installed apps → HEIF Image Extensions → Advanced options, or via 'Get updates' in the Store) since Store apps auto-patch out-of-band from Patch Tuesday - this is the most likely delivery channel once a fix ships. Until a confirmed fixed version is published, reduce exposure by uninstalling the HEIF Image Extensions package on systems that do not need HEIC support (trade-off: HEIC/HEIF images, including iPhone-sourced photos, will no longer render in Windows apps), blocking inbound HEIC/HEIF attachments at the mail and web proxy, and disabling automatic thumbnail generation for HEIF files in Explorer to avoid passive parsing. Monitor https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62821 and the researcher's tracker at https://github.com/hyunjungg/CVE-2025-62821 for patch confirmation.

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