6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-29659
Libheif Floating Point Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-29659 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29659 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Struktur libheif
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-29659.

URL Resource
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 4 days, 21 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2024, 10:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 31 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29659 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29659 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794 No Types Assigned https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-29659 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-29659 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

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0.33120

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