Vulnerability · Published Jul 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19499
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
An issue was discovered in heif::Box_iref::get_references in libheif 1.4.0, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or possibly other unspecified impact due to an invalid memory read.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19499 |
| Debian:13 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19499 |
| Debian:14 | libheif | 1.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19499 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/138 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/f7399b62d7fbc596f1b2871578c1d2053bedf1dd x_refsource_MISC