{"id":"USN-6403-2","summary":"libvpx vulnerabilities","details":"USN-6403-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed\n media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly\n execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-04-27T17:02:18.122153260Z","published":"2023-10-23T15:46:57Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6349"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-44488","CVE-2023-5217","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44488","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5217"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44488"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libvpx","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.6.1-3","1.7.0-3","1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libvpx5","binary_version":"1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"vpx-tools","binary_version":"1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-5217","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-44488","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6403-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}