CVE-2019-11471 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libheif 1.4.0 has a use-after-free in heif::HeifContext::Image::set_alpha_channel in heif_context.h because heif_context.cc mishandles references to non-existing alpha images.

Published: 2019-04-23

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-3144	libheif 1.4.0 has a use-after-free in heif::HeifContext::Image::set_alpha_channel in heif_context.h because heif_context.cc mishandles references to non-existing alpha images.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6847-1	libheif vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01838.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/995a4283d8ed2d0d2c1ceb1a577b993df2f0e014
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/123

History

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Subscriptions

Struktur Libheif

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-04-23T13:55:06.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T22:55:40.136Z

Reserved: 2019-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-11471

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-23T14:29:00.697

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:12:57.620

Link: CVE-2019-11471

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416
Use After Free

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