Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libwebp package, versions <0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBWEBP-1303203
  • published 1 Jun 2021
  • disclosed 21 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libwebp to version 0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwebp package and not the libwebp package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in ApplyFilter().

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.1 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

9.1 critical
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Red Hat

9.1 critical