CVE-2023-49462
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif...
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
CVE-2023-49462- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
CVE-2023-49462- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53423 No score
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53423- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhhj-cr5h-8r6h
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif...
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
GHSA-vhhj-cr5h-8r6h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-49462
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-49462- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49462
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49462- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49462
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49462- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
- Record
CVE-2023-49462- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0243 No score
Updated libheif packages fix security vulnerabilities
Yuchuan Meng discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-49460, CVE-2023-49462, CVE-2023-49463, CVE-2023-49464)
- Record
MGASA-2024-0243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13502-1 No score
gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-1.17.5-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-1.17.5-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13502-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6847-1 No score
libheif vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11471)
Reza Mirzazade Farkhani discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23109)
Eugene Lim discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-0996)
Min Jang discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-29659)
Yuchuan Meng discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-49460, CVE-2023-49462, CVE-2023-49463, CVE-2023-49464)
- Record
USN-6847-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libheifAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.17.6-r0 | 1.17.6-r0 |
libheifDebian:12 |
before 1.15.1-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.15.1-1 |
1.15.1-1+deb12u1 |
libheifDebian:13 |
before 1.17.6-1 | 1.17.6-1 |
libheifDebian:14 |
before 1.17.6-1 | 1.17.6-1 |
libheifDebian:12 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.15.1-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.15.1-1 |
1.15.1-1+deb12u1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libheifMageia:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.16.2-1.1.mga9 | 1.16.2-1.1.mga9 |
libheifMageia:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.16.2-1.1.mga9.tainted | 1.16.2-1.1.mga9.tainted |
libheifUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.1.0-2 |
1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
libheifUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.5.0-1build11.5.1-11.5.1-1build11.6.0-11.6.1-11.6.1-1build1 |
1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
libheifUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.11.0-11.12.0-2build1 |
1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | OSV | |
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-49462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Struktur Libheif, published December 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in libheif 1.17.6-r0.
References
github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1043
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49462
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-49462
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-49462
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advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0243.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33332
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6847-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49462
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-49462