Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-52339
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow in the libebml package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In libebml before 1.4.5, an integer overflow in MemIOCallback.cpp can occur when reading or writing. It may result in buffer overflows.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libebml | 1.4.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libebml | 1.4.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libebml | 1.4.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libebml | 1.4.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libebml | 1.4.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Debian:12 | libebml | 1.4.4-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Debian:13 | libebml | 1.4.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52339 |
| Debian:14 | libebml | 1.4.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52339 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/issues/147
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/pull/148
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/v1.x/NEWS.md
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/compare/release-1.4.4...release-1.4.5
- FEDORA-2024-ab879eeed1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-7261a9f668 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00016.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJUXVOIRWPP7OFYUKQZDNJTSLWCPIZBH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XNANFT4P6KL4WDQ3TV6QQ44NSC7WKLAB/