Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting libvpx-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBVPXDEBUGINFO-6045398
  • published4 Nov 2023
  • disclosed30 Sept 2023

Introduced: 30 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-44488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libvpx-debuginfo to version 0:1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-413.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvpx-debuginfo package and not the libvpx-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

CVSS Scores

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