CVE-2023-5217
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CVE-2023-5217 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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). CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 34.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Webmproject | Libvpx | < 1.13.1 |
| Microsoft | Edge | 116.0.1938.98 |
| Microsoft | Edge | 117.0.2045.47 |
| Microsoft | Edge Chromium | 116.0.5845.229 |
| Microsoft | Edge Chromium | 117.0.5938.132 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 115.3.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 118.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 118.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 115.3.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 38 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 39 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 17.0, < 17.0.3 |
| Apple | Ipados | 16.7 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 17.0, < 17.0.3 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 16.7 |
| Chrome | < 117.0.5938.132 | |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1486441Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDvNot Applicable
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510Mailing List
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1486441Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDvNot Applicable
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510Mailing List
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-5217US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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