CVE-2023-29659 libheif vulnerable to segmentation fault via floating point exception
Attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using libheif by providing crafted HEIF images that trigger a floating point exception.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-29659?
CVE-2023-29659 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using crafted heif images via the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc, which causes a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29659?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/strukturag/libheif. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/strukturag/libheif Go | All versions | 1.15.2 |
github.com/strukturag/libheif Go | All versions | 1.15.2 |
Linux distribution packages (5)
libheif SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1 |
libheif SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1 |
libheif SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1 |
libheif openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1 |
libheif openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Struktur Libheif.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29659?
Upgrade github.com/strukturag/libheif to 1.15.2 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-29659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29659, GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-29659, SUSE-SU-2023:2223-1, SUSE-SU-2023:2223-2, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29659.