Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-36332
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in libwebp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. When reading a file libwebp allocates an excessive amount of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwebp | 1.0.0-5.el8 | ALSA-2021:4231 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwebp-devel | 1.0.0-5.el8 | ALSA-2021:4231 |
| Debian:12 | libwebp | 0.6.1-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36332 |
| Debian:13 | libwebp | 0.6.1-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36332 |
| Debian:14 | libwebp | 0.6.1-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36332 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libwebp | 0:1.0.0-5.el8 | RLSA-2021:4231 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956868 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4930 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM