CVE-2023-44488
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 30, 2023
Updated: Nov 16, 2023
CWE ID 755
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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Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Debian
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- Debian
- Red Hat
- Fedora Project
- WebM Project
Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations
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