Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-49460
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libheif package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function UncompressedImageCodec::decode_uncompressed_image.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | libheif | 1.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49460 |
| Debian:14 | libheif | 1.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49460 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libheif | 1.17.6-1ubuntu4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49460 |