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CVE-2023-5217

Google Chromium libvpx Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.04976
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

15
microsoft edgeall versions

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm electron HIGH fixed in 22.3.25

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Sigma Hunt Rules

3
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading

Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Sep 2023 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

30
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13269-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13272-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13274-1
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References & Sources

52
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
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