Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-49463
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libheif package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. 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 NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function find_exif_tag at /libheif/exif.cc.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libheif | 1.17.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libheif | 1.17.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libheif | 1.17.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libheif | 1.17.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libheif | 1.17.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Debian:12 | libheif | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Debian:13 | libheif | 1.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Debian:14 | libheif | 1.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49463 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libheif | 1.17.6-1ubuntu4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49463 |