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CVE-2023-29659

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  • Published2023-05-05
  • Fixed in1.15.2
  • WeaknessCWE-369

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Description

A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using crafted heif images via the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc, which causes a denial of service.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-0516:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
strukturag/libheif
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.15< 1.15.21.15.2
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
36.x= 36no fix published
37.x= 37no fix published
Struktur libheif
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.15= 1.15.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libheifUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libheifUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libheifUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libheifSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5all versions · fixed in 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
  • libheifSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5all versions · fixed in 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
  • libheifSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
  • libheifopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.19.5-2.1
  • libheifopenSUSE:Leap 15.5all versions · fixed in 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

8 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-29659 Red Hat Product Security

    libheif: segfault caused by divide-by-zero

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update strukturag/libheif to 1.15.2

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-05-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29659?

A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using crafted heif images via the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc, which causes a denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-29659 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-29659 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-29659?

CVE-2023-29659 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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