Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-29659
CVE-2023-29659
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/strukturag/libheifGo | < 1.15.2 | 1.15.2 |
Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords7 versionspkg:golang/github.com/strukturag/libheifpkg:rpm/opensuse/libheif&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/libheif&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/libheif&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libheif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libheif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libheif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5
< 1.15.2+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.5-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/794nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29659ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/strukturag/libheifghsaPACKAGE
- github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/e05e15b57a38ec411cb9acb38512a1c36ff62991ghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5LghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5LghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L/nvd
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