Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2023 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2023-6879heap buffer overflow in libaom
Critical 9.0
In plain English
A critical-severity improper input validation in libaom from libaom. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | aom | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6879 |
| Debian:13 | aom | 3.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6879 |
| Debian:14 | aom | 3.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6879 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://crbug.com/aomedia/3491
- https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/refs/tags/v3.7.1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D6C2HN4T2S6GYNTAUXLH45LQZHK7QPHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYONA2XSNFMXLAW4IHLFI5UVV3QRNG5K/