USN-6847-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6847-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6847-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6847-1
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Published
2024-06-25T16:50:16.381527Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:37:33Z
Summary
libheif vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11471)

Reza Mirzazade Farkhani discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23109)

Eugene Lim discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-0996)

Min Jang discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-29659)

Yuchuan Meng discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-49460, CVE-2023-49462, CVE-2023-49463, CVE-2023-49464)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libheif

Package

Name
libheif
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif@1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif1",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11471"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libheif

Package

Name
libheif
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif@1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.0-1build1
1.5.1-1
1.5.1-1build1
1.6.0-1
1.6.1-1
1.6.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif1",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-23109"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-0996"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-29659"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / libheif

Package

Name
libheif
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif@1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.11.0-1
1.12.0-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif1",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-0996"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-29659"
        }
    ]
}