CVE-2023-5217

HighActively exploited (CISA KEV)

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)

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chromium libvpx
PublishedSep 28, 2023
First seenSep 28, 2023
Added to KEVOct 2, 2023

How to fix

CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date: Oct 23, 2023
Update
  • webmproject libvpx1.13.1 or later
  • mozilla firefox115.3.1, 118.0.1, 118.1 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird115.3.1 or later
  • apple ipados17.0.3 or later
  • apple iphone_os17.0.3 or later
  • google chrome117.0.5938.132 or later
  • electron22.3.25, 24.8.5, 25.8.4, 26.2.4, 27.0.0-beta.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
webmproject libvpxv < 1.13.11.13.1
microsoft edge116.0.1938.98, 117.0.2045.47—
microsoft edge_chromium116.0.5845.229, 117.0.5938.132—
mozilla firefoxv < 115.3.1, v < 118.0.1, v < 118.1115.3.1, 118.0.1, 118.1
mozilla thunderbirdv < 115.3.1115.3.1
fedoraproject fedora37, 38, 39—
debian debian_linux10.0, 11.0, 12.0—
apple ipados17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.3, 16.717.0.3
apple iphone_os17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.3, 16.717.0.3
google chromev < 117.0.5938.132117.0.5938.132
redhat enterprise_linux9.0—
electronnpmv < 22.3.25, 24.0.0 ≤ v < 24.8.5, 25.0.0 ≤ v < 25.8.4, 26.0.0 ≤ v < 26.2.4, 27.0.0-alpha.1 ≤ v < 27.0.0-beta.822.3.25, 24.8.5, 25.8.4, 26.2.4, 27.0.0-beta.8

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