What is CVE-2022-24457?

CVE-2022-24457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Heif Image Extension, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-24457?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Heif Image Extension

CVE-2022-24457

HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Heif Image Extension — versions 1.0.0.0
Microsoft Heif_image_extension

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24457?: CVE-2022-24457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Heif Image Extension, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-24457?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.