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TI-2023-23980 Aliases CVE-2023-44488GHSA-wc24-pw3j-j6vw

VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-755Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 21 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0216 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 22 advisoriesRed Hat: 21 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmproject:libvpx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.13.1VulnerableWebmproject
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmproject:libvpx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·Webmproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 22 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:6194 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_8
  • RHSA-2023:6195 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:6196 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_4
Show 19 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:6199 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox-115.4.0-1.el9_0
  • RHSA-2023:6197 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_2
  • RHSA-2023:6198 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el8_1
  • RHSA-2023:6187 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_8
  • RHSA-2023:6191 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el9_2
  • RHSA-2023:6192 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) thunderbird-115.4.1-1.el9_0
  • RHSA-2023:6190 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_4
  • RHSA-2023:6189 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_1
  • RHSA-2023:6186 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:6188 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-115.4.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-115.4.0-1.el9_2
  • RHSA-2023:6185 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox-115.4.0-1.el8_2
  • RHSA-2023:6162 Released 2023-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.4.0-1.el7_9
  • RHSA-2023:5538 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) libvpx-devel-1.7.0-10.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:5534 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) libvpx-1.7.0-8.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) libvpx-1.7.0-8.el8_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) libvpx-1.7.0-8.el8_2
  • RHSA-2023:5535 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) libvpx-1.7.0-8.el8_1
  • RHSA-2023:5537 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libvpx-devel-1.7.0-10.el8_8
  • RHSA-2023:5536 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_4
  • RHSA-2023:5539 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libvpx-1.9.0-7.el9_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libvpx-devel-1.9.0-7.el9_2
  • RHSA-2023:5540 Released 2023-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvpx security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0) libvpx-devel-1.9.0-7.el9_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) libvpx-1.9.0-7.el9_0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:5538
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:5540
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:5537, RHSA-2023:6187, RHSA-2023:6194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:5539, RHSA-2023:6188, RHSA-2023:6191
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5534, RHSA-2023:6185, RHSA-2023:6197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5536, RHSA-2023:6190, RHSA-2023:6196
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2023:5535, RHSA-2023:6189, RHSA-2023:6198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5534, RHSA-2023:6185, RHSA-2023:6197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5536, RHSA-2023:6190, RHSA-2023:6196
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:5538, RHSA-2023:6186, RHSA-2023:6195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:5540, RHSA-2023:6192, RHSA-2023:6199
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5534, RHSA-2023:6185, RHSA-2023:6197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5536, RHSA-2023:6190, RHSA-2023:6196
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:5537
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:5539
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6162
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc24-pw3j-j6vw

References

Patch 4

Advisory 4

Other 2

Sources

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