Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-44488 CVE-2023-5217 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
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Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libvpx6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libvpx7 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU81244
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44488,CVE-2023-5217
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in vp8 encoding in libvpx. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Update the affected package libvpx to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 20.04 - 23.04
libvpx6 (Ubuntu package): before 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2
libvpx7 (Ubuntu package): before 1.12.0-1ubuntu1.2
CPE2.3http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.