vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-1999): libwebp vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | May 16, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 16, 2023
Added
May 17, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
There exists a use after free/double free in libwebp. An attacker can use the ApplyFiltersAndEncode() function and loop through to free best.bw and assign best = trial pointer. The second loop will then return 0 because of an Out of memory error in VP8 encoder, the pointer is still assigned to trial and the AddressSanitizer will attempt a double free.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libwebp5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libwebpdemux1ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libwebpmux1ubuntu-upgrade-libwebp6ubuntu-upgrade-libwebp7ubuntu-upgrade-libwebpdemux2ubuntu-upgrade-libwebpmux3
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