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CVE-2024-25269

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-03-05
  • WeaknessCWE-400

Am I affected?

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Description

libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-03-0501:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD
Libheif
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.17≤ 1.17.6no fix published
Struktur libheif
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.17≤ 1.17.6no 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~esm2
  • libheifUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • libheifUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • libheifUbuntu:25.10all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1
  • libheifUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2
  • libheifEchoall versions · fixed in 1.15.1-1+deb12u1-e1
  • libheifDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.17.6-2
  • libheifDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.17.6-2

2 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2024-03-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cqh8-r8g2-2v3r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25269?

libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.

Is CVE-2024-25269 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-25269, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-25269?

CVE-2024-25269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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