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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-40032
Potential segfault due to NULL pointer dereference in libvips
Description

libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. A specially crafted SVG input can cause libvips versions 8.14.3 or earlier to segfault when attempting to parse a malformed UTF-8 character. Users should upgrade to libvips version 8.14.4 (or later) when processing untrusted input.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 21, 2025, 1:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40032 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 Libvips libvips
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The libvips library is vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update the affected libvips package to version 8.14.4 or later.
  • Upgrade the affected packages.
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-2023-40032.

URL Resource
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604 Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/ Mailing List
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604 Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/ Mailing List
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40032 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-2023-40032 weaknesses.

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40032 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40032 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/ Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/ Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. A specially crafted SVG input can cause libvips versions 8.14.3 or earlier to segfault when attempting to parse a malformed UTF-8 character. Users should upgrade to libvips version 8.14.4 (or later) when processing untrusted input. libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. A specially crafted SVG input can cause libvips versions 8.14.3 or earlier to segfault when attempting to parse a malformed UTF-8 character. Users should upgrade to libvips version 8.14.4 (or later) when processing untrusted input.
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b
    Added Reference https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604
    Added Reference https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b No Types Assigned https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.12.0 up to (excluding) 8.14.4
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} -0.03%

score

0.26513

percentile