CVE-2020-19499
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in heif::Box_iref::get_references in libheif 1.4.0, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or possibly other unspecified impact due to an invalid memory read.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (5)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/f7399b62d7fbc596f1b2871578c1d2053bedf1ddcnnvd
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/138cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19499cnnvd
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/f7399b62d7fbc596f1b2871578c1d2053bedf1ddenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/138enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/f7399b62d7fbc596f1b2871578c1d2053bedf1ddPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/138ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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