USN-4199-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4199-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4199-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4199-1
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Published
2019-11-25T13:25:11.156122Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:31:29.701472Z
Summary
libvpx vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed WebM media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted WebM file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.0-4
1.5.0-2
1.5.0-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx3",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx3-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.1-3
1.7.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx5",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvpx5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}