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CVE-2023-5217: Out-of-bounds Write

September 28, 2023 (updated October 5, 2023)

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)

References

  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11
  • arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software/
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191
  • chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
  • crbug.com/1486441
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqvq-6xgj-jw8g
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/40022
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/40023
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/40024
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/40025
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/40026
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v22.3.25
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v24.8.5
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v25.8.4
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v26.2.4
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v27.0.0-beta.8
  • github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/3fbd1dca6a4d2dad332a2110d646e4ffef36d590
  • github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/af6dedd715f4307669366944cca6e0417b290282
  • github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
  • github.com/webmproject/libvpx/tags
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00038.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217
  • pastebin.com/TdkC4pDv
  • security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
  • stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/
  • twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510
  • www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5

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Affected versions

All versions before 22.3.25, all versions starting from 24.0.0 before 24.8.5, all versions starting from 25.0.0 before 25.8.4, all versions starting from 26.0.0 before 26.2.4, all versions starting from 27.0.0-alpha.1 before 27.0.0-beta.8

Fixed versions

  • 22.3.25
  • 24.8.5
  • 25.8.4
  • 26.2.4
  • 27.0.0-beta.8

Solution

Upgrade to versions 22.3.25, 24.8.5, 25.8.4, 26.2.4, 27.0.0-beta.8 or above. *Note*: 27.0.0-beta.8 may be an unstable version. Use caution.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-707: Improper Neutralization
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2023-5217.yml

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