USN-6403-2

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    USN-6403-2

    Published: 23 Oct 2023Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libvpx vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-6403-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5217, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44488

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvpx

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.6.1-3

    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
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