ubuntu-cve-2024-25269
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-03-05 01:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:48
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
"binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
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"binary_name": "libheif-examples",
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},
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}
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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},
{
"binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-examples",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomdec",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-dav1d",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-libde265",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-rav1e",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-svtenc",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-x265",
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"1.17.1-1ubuntu2",
"1.17.1-1ubuntu3",
"1.17.4-1ubuntu1",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu1",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu2",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu3",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu4",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu4.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "libheif \u003c= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25269",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:48:01Z",
"published": "2024-03-05T01:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25269"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/pull/1074"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25269"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7952-1"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-7952-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "negligible",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2024-25269"
]
}
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