{"id":"USN-6403-3","summary":"libvpx vulnerabilities","details":"USN-6403-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 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":"2026-04-27T17:02:13.649484056Z","published":"2023-11-01T09:29:41Z","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-6403-3"},{"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:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2"}]}],"versions":["1.4.0-4","1.5.0-2","1.5.0-2ubuntu1","1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1","1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2","binary_name":"libvpx3"},{"binary_version":"1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2","binary_name":"vpx-tools"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"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":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2023-5217"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2023-44488"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6403-3.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}