Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-49468
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in the libde265 package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Libde265 v1.0.14 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the read_coding_unit function at slice.cc.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libde265 | 1.0.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libde265 | 1.0.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libde265 | 1.0.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libde265 | 1.0.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libde265 | 1.0.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.11-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.0.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49468 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3 | USN-6677-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H