UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23109

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23109

    Published: 3 Nov 2021Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-23109
    Aliases:
    USN-6847-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-23109, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-23109, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6847-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libheif

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.1.0-2
    1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
    1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
    1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
    1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High