CVE-2023-5217 — Actively Exploited: Chromium libvpx (Google)
Google Chromium libvpx contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vp8 encoding that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using libvpx, including but not limited to Google Chrome.
| CVE ID | CVE-2023-5217 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | |
| Product | Chromium libvpx |
| Vulnerability name | Google Chromium libvpx Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
| Date added | 2023-10-02 |
| Remediation due | 2023-10-23 |
| Known ransomware use | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Description | Google Chromium libvpx contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vp8 encoding that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using libvpx, including but not limited to Google Chrome. |
| Source | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities |
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