Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-5217
Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
EPSS: 0.050 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 117.0.5938.132
- Google Libvpx — versions 1.13.1
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
- crbug.com/1486441
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/9
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5217
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5217?
- CVE-2023-5217 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2023-09-28.
- Is CVE-2023-5217 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2023-5217 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-02), indicating it is being actively exploited. 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.