Bug 2253567 (CVE-2023-49462) - CVE-2023-49462 libheif: read16 segv
Summary: CVE-2023-49462 libheif: read16 segv
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-49462
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2253568
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-12-07 22:58 UTC by Nick Tait
Modified: 2023-12-15 21:11 UTC (History)
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A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the read16 function in libheif. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a crash or other possible unspecified impacts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Description Nick Tait 2023-12-07 22:58:35 UTC 
libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.
Comment 1 Nick Tait 2023-12-07 22:58:49 UTC 
Created libheif tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2253568]
Comment 3 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2023-12-15 11:08:18 UTC 
This has zero information about the supposed bug, not even a link to upstream report. I'm going to close this as invalid unless you provide more information.
Comment 4 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2023-12-15 11:11:06 UTC 
Is this https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1043 ?
Comment 5 Nick Tait 2023-12-15 21:11:43 UTC 
Sorry about that, yes that is the correct issue link.
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