PT-2024-3055 · Libheif+5 · Libheif+5

Xiaoxiaoafeifei · Published 2024-03-04 · Updated 2026-01-12 · CVE-2024-25269

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libheif versions prior to 1.17.7

Description The issue is related to a memory leak in the JpegEncoder::Encode function, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service attack. This flaw allows a remote attacker to disrupt service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.17.7, update to version 1.17.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the JpegEncoder::Encode function until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-17820

ALT-PU-2025-2122

ALT-PU-2025-2126

BDU:2024-03241

CVE-2024-25269

ECHO-9B73-8B89-16B1

USN-7952-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Red Os

Ubuntu

Libheif

References · 18

• 🔥 https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1073 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25269 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03241 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7952-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25269 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7952-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-25269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/pull/1074 · Note
• https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure · Note