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CVE-2023-29659: libheif vulnerable to segmentation fault via floating point exception

May 5, 2023 (updated January 29, 2025)

A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using crafted heif images via the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc, which causes a denial of service.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9
  • github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/e05e15b57a38ec411cb9acb38512a1c36ff62991
  • github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29659

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.15.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.15.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.15.2 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero

Source file

go/github.com/strukturag/libheif/CVE-2023-29659.yml

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