Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libaom package, versions >=0.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-COCOAPODS-LIBAOM-11954013
  • published18 Aug 2025
  • disclosed13 Aug 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-8879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libaom.

Overview

libaom is a wrapper for libaom + Xcode project. This enables Carthage && SwiftPM support.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via mi_cols/rows_full_resoln settings. An attacker can achieve heap corruption by sending a specially crafted sequence of user gestures through Chromium, which implements this library.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1