CVE-2023-0996

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Published Feb 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

There is a vulnerability in the strided image data parsing code in the emscripten wrapper for libheif. An attacker could exploit this through a crafted image file to cause a buffer overflow in linear memory during a memcpy call.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Struktur

libheif

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.14.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3945-1	libheif security update
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12980	There is a vulnerability in the strided image data parsing code in the emscripten wrapper for libheif. An attacker could exploit this through a crafted image file to cause a buffer overflow in linear memory during a memcpy call.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6847-1	libheif vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.307% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/pull/759
https://govtech-csg.github.io/security-advisories/2023/02/24/CVE-2023-0996.html

History

Mar 11, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Struktur Libheif

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 8:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GovTech CSG
Published: Feb 24, 2023, 3:35 AM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 8:47 PM
Reserved: Feb 24, 2023, 3:17 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:32 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:32 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 24, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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