CVE-2023-1999
Use after free in libwebp
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 62nd percentile. Fixed versions are out.
No public exploit knownFix5 products2 fixed builds listed below
e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.125541
What to do
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- Chromium libwebpAffected: ≥ 0.4.2, < 1.3.1Upgrade to: 1.3.1Affected: ≥ 0.4.2, < 1.3.0-8-ga486d800Upgrade to: 1.3.0-8-ga486d800Stated by: CVE record
- Webmproject LibwebpAffected: ≥ 0.4.2, < 1.3.1Upgrade to: 1.3.1Stated by: NVD
- Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAffected: 7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.6 «Смоленск»Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 10Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
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What it is
From the CVE record
There exists a use after free/double free in libwebp. An attacker can use the ApplyFiltersAndEncode() function and loop through to free best.bw and assign best = trial pointer. The second loop will then return 0 because of an Out of memory error in VP8 encoder, the pointer is still assigned to trial and the AddressSanitizer will attempt a double free.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 62nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1101 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libwebp
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-05
- github.com/webmproject/libwebp/commit/a486d800b60d0af4cc0836bf7ed8f21e12974129&
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