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CVE-2023-5217

Google Chromium libvpx Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Google Chromium libvpxApplications & CMS
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CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 2 Oct 2023CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)49.0%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in117.0.5938.132Also 1.13.1CVE List
Federal deadline23 Oct 2023Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 28 Sep 2023, 15:23 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 2 Oct 2023Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Description

Google Chromium libvpx contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vp8 encoding that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using libvpx, including but not limited to Google Chrome.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • Chromeaffected: 117.0.5938.132 before 117.0.5938.132CVE List
  • libvpxaffected: 1.13.1 before 1.13.1CVE List

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