{"id":"USN-7172-1","summary":"libvpx vulnerability","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","modified":"2026-04-22T11:29:04.243183Z","published":"2024-12-18T15:34:29Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-5217","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5217"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7172-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5217"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libvpx","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"}]}],"versions":["1.2.0-2","1.3.0-1","1.3.0-2","1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"libvpx1"},{"binary_version":"1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"vpx-tools"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-5217","severity":[{"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":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7172-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}