Vulnerability · Published Jul 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19498
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libheif package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Floating point exception in function Fraction in libheif 1.4.0, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or possibly other unspecified impacts.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19498 |
| Debian:13 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19498 |
| Debian:14 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19498 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/139 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/2710c930918609caaf0a664e9c7bc3dce05d5b58 x_refsource_MISC