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)
EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Aomedia
- Libaom — versions 0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-coordination@google.com (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve-coordination@google.com (Patch)
- cve-coordination@google.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve-coordination@google.com (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.