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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2025-43967

High
7.5/10

Summary

libheif through 1.19.5 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in "ImageItem_Grid::get_decoder" function in `image-items/grid.cc` because a grid image can reference a nonexistent image item.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published