Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libvpx package, versions <1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 29.61% (97th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
8.4 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBVPX-5926131
  • published 29 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 28 Sep 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libvpx to version 1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvpx package and not the libvpx package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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