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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-49464
CVE-2023-49464:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A segmentation violation vulnerability was discovered in libheif version 1.17.5 affecting the UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bits_per_pixel_from_configuration_unci function (NVD, Ubuntu).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue manifests as a segmentation violation in the UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bits_per_pixel_from_configuration_unci function of libheif (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a program crash resulting in a denial of service. The vulnerability affects applications that process HEIF image files using the affected libheif version (Ubuntu).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue has been fixed in subsequent releases. Ubuntu 23.10 users should update to libheif version 1.16.2-2ubuntu1.1. Other Ubuntu versions (24.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 18.04 LTS) are not affected by this vulnerability (Ubuntu).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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