CVE-2025-29482
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libheif 1.19.7 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-10439
6.2
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-10439- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43jx-m6w2-jq4p
6.2
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libheif 1.19.7 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code...
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.
- Record
GHSA-43jx-m6w2-jq4p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-29482
6.2
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-29482
6.2
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-29482 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Struktur Libheif, published April 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in libde265 1.0.7-1.
References
github.com/lmarch2/poc/blob/main/libheif/libheif.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29482
github.com/advisories/GHSA-43jx-m6w2-jq4p
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/29xxx/CVE-2025-29482.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-29482
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-29482
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29482