CVE-2023-5217

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: September 28, 2023 Modified: October 24, 2025
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Description

Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1486441
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/3fbd1dca6a4d2dad332a2110d646e4ffef36d590
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/af6dedd715f4307669366944cca6e0417b290282
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/tags
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Product
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00038.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDv
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Not Applicable
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/01/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/02/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/new-0-day-in-chrome-and-firefox-is-likely-to-plague-other-software/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1486441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/3fbd1dca6a4d2dad332a2110d646e4ffef36d590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/af6dedd715f4307669366944cca6e0417b290282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/tags
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/55YVCZNAVY3Y5E4DWPWMX2SPKZ2E5SOV/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCVSHVX2RFBU3RMCUFSATVQEJUFD4Q63/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://pastebin.com/TdkC4pDv
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://stackdiary.com/google-discloses-a-webm-vp8-bug-tracked-as-cve-2023-5217/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1707163313711497266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-5217
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

105 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-10-23

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

redhat mozilla debian fedoraproject google microsoft webmproject apple

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