NULL pointer dereference in libheif - CVE-2023-49460
Published: December 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84613
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49460
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: struktur AG
Affected software:
libheif
libheif
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the UncompressedImageCodec::decode_uncompressed_image() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted media file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49460
Install updates from vendor's website.