USN-6403-3

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-3
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6403-3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6403-3
Upstream
CVE (2)
Related
Published
2023-11-01T09:29:41Z
Modified
2026-06-25T13:32:22Z
Summary
libvpx vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6403-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.0-4
1.5.0-2
1.5.0-2ubuntu1
1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1
1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libvpx3",
            "binary_version":  "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vpx-tools",
            "binary_version":  "1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

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"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2023-44488",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6403-3.json"