SUSE update for libvpx

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU81244

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44488,CVE-2023-5217

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libvpx to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

vpx-tools: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx1-32bit: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

vpx-tools-debuginfo: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx1-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx1-debuginfo: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx1: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx-debugsource: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

libvpx-devel: before 1.3.0-3.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_12:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:vpx-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:vpx-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx1-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvpx-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233940-1/

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.