- Vulnerability/
- CVE-2023-5217
25/9/2023
28/9/2023
28/9/2023
3/2/2025
CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx
First published: Mon Sep 25 2023(Updated: )
<p>This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023">Google Chrome Releases</a> for more information.</p> <p>Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-5217 exists in the wild.</p>
Credit: Clément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis Group chrome-cve-admin@google.com chrome-cve-admin@google.com chrome-cve-admin@google.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libvpx | <=1.9.0-1<=1.12.0-1 | 1.12.0-1.1 1.9.0-1+deb11u1 1.12.0-1+deb12u1 |
| redhat/chromium-browser | <117.0.5938.132 | 117.0.5938.132 |
| npm/electron | >=27.0.0-alpha.1<27.0.0-beta.8 | 27.0.0-beta.8 |
| npm/electron | >=26.0.0<26.2.4 | 26.2.4 |
| npm/electron | >=25.0.0<25.8.4 | 25.8.4 |
| npm/electron | >=24.0.0<24.8.5 | 24.8.5 |
| npm/electron | <22.3.25 | 22.3.25 |
| Microsoft Edge | ||
| Microsoft Edge Beta | <117.0.2045.47 | |
| Microsoft Teams | ||
| Microsoft Teams | ||
| libvpx | ||
| Firefox | <118.0.1 | 118.0.1 |
| Firefox ESR | <115.3.1 | 115.3.1 |
| All of | ||
| Mozilla Focus | =118.1 | |
| Android | ||
| All of | ||
| Firefox | =118.1 | |
| Android | ||
| Thunderbird | <115.3.1 | 115.3.1 |
| Google Chrome (Trace Event) | <117.0.5938.132 | 117.0.5938.132 |
| libvpx | =1.13.1 | |
| Google Chrome (Trace Event) | <117.0.5938.132 | |
| Firefox | <118.0.1 | |
| Firefox | <118.1 | |
| Firefox ESR | <115.3.1 | |
| Mozilla Focus | <118.1 | |
| libvpx | <1.13.1 | |
| Microsoft Edge Beta | =116.0.1938.98 | |
| Microsoft Edge Beta | =117.0.2045.47 | |
| Microsoft Edge | =116.0.5845.229 | |
| Microsoft Edge | =117.0.5938.132 | |
| Firefox | <115.3.1 | |
| Firefox | <118.0.1 | |
| Firefox | <118.1 | |
| Thunderbird | <115.3.1 | |
| Red Hat Fedora | =37 | |
| Red Hat Fedora | =38 | |
| Red Hat Fedora | =39 | |
| Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
| Debian Linux | =12.0 | |
| iPadOS | >=17.0<17.0.3 | |
| iPadOS | =16.7 | |
| iPhone OS | >=17.0<17.0.3 | |
| iPhone OS | =16.7 | |
| Google Chrome | <117.0.5938.132 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =9.0 | |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | <16.7.1 | 16.7.1 |
| Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS | <16.7.1 | 16.7.1 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | <17.0.3 | 17.0.3 |
| Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS | <17.0.3 | 17.0.3 |
| debian/chromium | 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1 134.0.6998.35-1~deb12u1 134.0.6998.117-1~deb12u1 134.0.6998.117-1 | |
| debian/firefox | <=136.0.3-1 | |
| debian/firefox-esr | <=128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1<=128.8.0esr-1 | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.8.0esr-1~deb11u1 |
| debian/libvpx | 1.9.0-1+deb11u3 1.12.0-1+deb12u3 1.15.0-2 | |
| debian/thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 1:128.8.0esr-1~deb11u1 1:128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 1:128.8.0esr-1 |
Remedy
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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Reference Links
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5217
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/3fbd1dca6a4d2dad332a2110d646e4ffef36d590
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/af6dedd715f4307669366944cca6e0417b290282
- https://bugs.debian.org/1053182
- https://crbug.com/1486441
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1053182
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html (Advisory)
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
- https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/tags
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00038.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
- https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDv
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
- https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/
- https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961 (Advisory)
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5217 (Advisory)
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1486441
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241194
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241195
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241257
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241260
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241259
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2241258
- https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/c53f5ef77b62b79af86951a7f9130e1896b695d2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5427
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5426
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5428
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5429
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5430
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5432
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5434
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5436
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5435
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5433
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5439
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5437
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5440
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5438
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5475
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5477
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5535
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5534
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5536
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5537
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5538
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5539
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-first-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2024/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/40022
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/40023
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/40024
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/40025
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/40026
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v22.3.25
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v24.8.5
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v25.8.4
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v26.2.4
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v27.0.0-beta.8
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I
- https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqvq-6xgj-jw8g (Advisory)
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-5217
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/27/surge_in_enterprise_zero_days/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1855550
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1486441
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html;
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/#CVE-2023-5217
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5217
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5217
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption.
How severe is CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 has a severity rating of High.
Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 affects Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), and libvpx.
How can I fix CVE-2023-5217 in Microsoft Edge?
To fix CVE-2023-5217 in Microsoft Edge, update to version 117.0.5938.132 or later.
How can I fix CVE-2023-5217 in Google Chrome?
To fix CVE-2023-5217 in Google Chrome, update to version 117.0.5938.132 or later.
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