Denial of service in libheif

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU76229

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29659

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libheif: 1.0.0 - 1.15.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:strukturag:libheif:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:strukturag:libheif:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:strukturag:libheif:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/
http://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.