#VU53852 Resource exhaustion in libwebp


Published: 2021-06-07

Vulnerability identifier: #VU53852

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36332

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libwebp
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: developers.google.com

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in libwebp. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libwebp: 0.1.2 - 1.0.1 rc2


External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956868


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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