Integer overflow in libebml - CVE-2023-52339
Published: February 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86053
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52339
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: www.matroska.org
Affected software:
libebml
libebml
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in MemIOCallback.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52339
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/issues/147
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/pull/148
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/v1.x/NEWS.md
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/compare/release-1.4.4...release-1.4.5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJUXVOIRWPP7OFYUKQZDNJTSLWCPIZBH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XNANFT4P6KL4WDQ3TV6QQ44NSC7WKLAB/