CVE-2023-44488

Summary

CVE-2023-44488 is a vulnerability affecting libvpx versions prior to 1.13.1. This issue involves the VP9 codec, where improper handling of widths during encoding results in a crash. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could potentially gain unintended control over an affected system, leading to potential security risks and denial-of-service attacks. It is recommended that users upgrade to the latest version of libvpx to mitigate this issue.

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