How an Image Causes a Heap Buffer Overflow // libheif
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How can uploading an image lead to a heap buffer overflow? Let's look at the libheif bug used in the OpenAI Discourse hack, with a visualization of image overlays, negative offsets, and what goes wrong when transparency is involved. This video is sponsored by Hextree.io, our cybersecurity learning platform.
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