USN-6078-2

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    USN-6078-2

    Published: 18 Jul 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: libwebp vulnerability

    Details: USN-6078-1 fixed a vulnerability in libwebp. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Irvan Kurniawan discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libwebp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6078-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1999

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libwebp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libwebp?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Affected versions

    0.4.3-1.3
    0.4.3-1.3build1
    0.4.4-1
    0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-6078-2 | CVE-DB