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CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: OOB write in BuildHuffmanTable

September 12, 2023 (updated May 13, 2025)

Heap buffer overflow in libwebp allow a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

References

  • adamcaudill.com/2023/09/14/whose-cve-is-it-anyway
  • blog.isosceles.com/the-webp-0day
  • bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215231
  • chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
  • crbug.com/1479274
  • en.bandisoft.com/honeyview/history
  • github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/discussions/6664
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7hp-h8jx-5ppr
  • github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/13.3.0
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/39823
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/39825
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/39826
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/39827
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/39828
  • github.com/jaredforth/webp/commit/9d4c56e63abecc777df71c702503c3eaabd7dcbc
  • github.com/jaredforth/webp/pull/30
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/7395
  • github.com/qnighy/libwebp-sys2-rs/commit/4560c473a76ec8bd8c650f19ddf9d7a44f719f8b
  • github.com/qnighy/libwebp-sys2-rs/pull/21
  • github.com/webmproject/libwebp
  • github.com/webmproject/libwebp/commit/902bc9190331343b2017211debcec8d2ab87e17a
  • github.com/webmproject/libwebp/releases/tag/v1.3.2
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00015.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00016.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00017.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYYKLG6CRGEDTNRBSU26EEWAO6D6U645
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZDGWWMJREPAGKWCJKSCM4WYLANSKIFX
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYZV7TMKF4QHZ54SFJX54BDN52VHGGCX
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHOLML7N2G5KCAZXFWC5IDFFHSQS5SDB
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I
  • msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4863
  • news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37478403
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4863
  • pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/10.0.1.html
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0060.html
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0061.html
  • security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4863
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-05
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0011
  • sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-16
  • stackdiary.com/critical-vulnerability-in-webp-codec-cve-2023-4863
  • www.bentley.com/advisories/be-2023-0001
  • www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-fixes-another-chrome-zero-day-bug-exploited-in-attacks
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5496
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5497
  • www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5498
  • www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-40
  • www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/zero-day-webp-vulnerability-cve-2023-4863

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 22.0.0 before 22.3.24, all versions starting from 24.0.0 before 24.8.3, all versions starting from 25.0.0 before 25.8.1, all versions starting from 26.0.0 before 26.2.1, all versions starting from 27.0.0-beta.1 before 27.0.0-beta.2

Fixed versions

  • 22.3.24
  • 24.8.3
  • 25.8.1
  • 26.2.1
  • 27.0.0-beta.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 22.3.24, 24.8.3, 25.8.1, 26.2.1, 27.0.0-beta.2 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2023-4863.yml

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