PT-2023-5682
CVE-2023-44488
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Published
2023-09-29
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Updated
2026-08-20
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libvpx versions prior to 1.13.1
Description
The issue is related to the mishandling of widths in the VP9 codec of the libvpx library, leading to a crash related to encoding. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted HTML page, potentially causing a denial of service.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.13.1, update to version 1.13.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the VP9 codec until a patch is available.
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