Double Free in developers.google.com libwebp



Published: 2019-05-23 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-9969
CWE-ID CWE-415
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU35877

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9969

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In libwebp 0.5.1, there is a double free bug in libwebpmux.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libwebp: 0.5.1

External links

http://bugs.chromium.org/p/webp/issues/detail?id=322


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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