CVE-2023-5217

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

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)

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.75% Top 20%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Affected: Google libvpx
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1486441 issue tracking exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/ third party advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191 third party advisory issue tracking
https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/ third party advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDv not applicable
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/3fbd1dca6a4d2dad332a2110d646e4ffef36d590 patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/af6dedd715f4307669366944cca6e0417b290282 patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/tags product
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510 mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509 mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00038.html mailing list
https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266 third party advisory
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software/ third party advisory
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1 release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63/ mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/ mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/ mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html mailing list
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972 third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB/ mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5217?
To fix CVE-2023-5217, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5217 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2023-5217 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 affects Google Chrome, Google libvpx.
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