CVE-2023-49464 Null dereference in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49464 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-49464 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49464/index.md)
A segmentation violation in libheif allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HEIF image.
- 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-2023-49464?
CVE-2023-49464 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 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
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bits_per_pixel_from_configuration_unci.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Struktur Libheif.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49464?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-49464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49464, GHSA-7c9c-qrrc-jc5x.