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high 8.1

CVE-2020-23109 json

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function convert_colorspace in heif_colorconversion.cc in libheif v1.6.2, allows attackers to cause a deni…

published 2021-11-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-15863

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function convert_colorspace in heif_colorconversion.cc in libheif v1.6.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and disclose sensitive information, via a crafted HEIF file.

Patch / fix

  • libheif Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23109

  • libheif Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23109

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-23109 updated cvss 5.9

libheif: buffer overflow vulnerability in heif_colorconversion.cc may lead to DoS and Information Disclosure

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/207 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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