Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libwebp-devel package, versions <0:0.3.0-10.8.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBWEBPDEVEL-5496948
  • published4 May 2023
  • disclosed21 May 2021

Introduced: 21 May 2021

CVE-2020-36331  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libwebp-devel to version 0:0.3.0-10.8.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1740.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwebp-devel package and not the libwebp-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. An out-of-bounds read was found in function ChunkAssignData. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and to the service availability.

CVSS Scores

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