Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-44488
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the firefox package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 115.4.0-1.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6188 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6188 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libvpx | 1.7.0-10.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:5537 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libvpx | 1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:5539 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libvpx-devel | 1.7.0-10.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:5537 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libvpx-devel | 1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:5539 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 115.4.1-1.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6194 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma | ALSA-2023:6191 |
| Debian:12 | libvpx | 1.12.0-1+deb12u2 | DSA-5518-1 |
| Debian:12 | libvpx | 1.12.0-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Debian:13 | libvpx | 1.12.0-1.2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Debian:14 | libvpx | 1.12.0-1.2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | firefox | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:6188 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libvpx | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | RLSA-2023:5537 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libvpx | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2 | USN-6403-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libvpx | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libvpx | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/df9fd9d5b7325060b2b921558a1eb20ca7880937
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/263682c9a29395055f3b3afe2d97be1828a6223f
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/compare/v1.13.0...v1.13.1
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
- [oss-security] 20230930 Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231001 [SECURITY] [DLA 3598-1] libvpx security update mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241806
- GLSA-202310-04 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5518 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-f696934fbf vendor-advisory