A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using…
Priority LOW 31CWE-369Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00927 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/strukturag/libheif (Go): 1.15.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/strukturag/libheif (Go) | before 1.15.2 | 1.15.2 | Patch available | GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/strukturag/libheif (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.15.2 Fixed in 1.15.2 Patch available GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.1 | Vulnerable | strukturag |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.1 Vulnerable ·strukturag
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9 github.com/strukturag/libheif (Go) Fixed in 1.15.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/e05e15b57a38ec411cb9acb38512a1c36ff62991
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CKAE6NQBA3Q7GS6VTNDZRZZZVPPEFUEZ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LGKHDCS4HRZE3UGXYYDYPTIPNIBRLQ5L
Sources
- CVE-2023-29659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22fx-6r9m-r8h9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-29659 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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