USN-7172-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-12-18 15:34 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website
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Summary
libvpx vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS were previously addressed in USN-6403-1, USN-6403-2, and USN-6403-3. This update addresses the issue in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed\nmedia files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted\nfile, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04\nLTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS were previously addressed in USN-6403-1,\nUSN-6403-2, and USN-6403-3. This update addresses the issue in Ubuntu 14.04\nLTS.\n",
  "id": "USN-7172-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:15Z",
  "published": "2024-12-18T15:34:29Z",
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  "summary": "libvpx vulnerability",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217"
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}



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