Double Free Affecting libwebp package, versions <1.2.4-0.1ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-LIBWEBP-6700805
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed20 Jun 2023

Introduced: 20 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-1999  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 libwebp to version 1.2.4-0.1ubuntu1 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:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There exists a use after free/double free in libwebp. An attacker can use the ApplyFiltersAndEncode() function and loop through to free best.bw and assign best = trial pointer. The second loop will then return 0 because of an Out of memory error in VP8 encoder, the pointer is still assigned to trial and the AddressSanitizer will attempt a double free.

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