SB20230516120 - Denial of service in libheif
Published: May 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230516120
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29659)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception within the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9