Buffer overflow in Aomedia
CVE-2023-6879
Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aomedia
- Libaom — versions 0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- crbug.com/aomedia/3491 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/refs/tags/v3.7.1 (Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6879?
- CVE-2023-6879 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aomedia, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6879?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6879 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.