libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker
    to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2024-25269)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7952-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu     22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-25269)

    Aldo Ristori discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-68431)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0637 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2024-41311:
    In Libheif 1.17.6, insufficient checks in ImageOverlay::parse() decoding a heif file containing an overlay     image with forged offsets can lead to an out-of-bounds read and write.

    CVE-2024-25269:
    libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker     to cause a denial of service attack.

    CVE-2023-49464:
    libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function     UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bits_per_pixel_from_configuration_unci.

    CVE-2023-49463:
    libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function find_exif_tag at     /libheif/exif.cc.

    CVE-2023-49462:
    libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc.

    CVE-2023-49460:
    libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function     UncompressedImageCodec::decode_uncompressed_image.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker     to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2024-25269)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

According to its self-reported version, libheif prior to 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
457074	Echo: libheif: security update to 1.15.1-1+deb12u1-e1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
457074	Echo: libheif: security update to 1.15.1-1+deb12u1-e1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
284665	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : libheif vulnerabilities (USN-7952-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
239496	TencentOS Server 4: libheif (TSSA-2024:0637)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	Local	high
227673	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-25269	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
200211	Libheif DoS CVE-2024-25269 (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high

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