What is CVE-2024-25269?

CVE-2024-25269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Struktur Libheif, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-25269?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-25269 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Struktur Libheif

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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Struktur Libheif
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25269?: CVE-2024-25269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Struktur Libheif, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-25269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-25269 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.