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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6369.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6369-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libwebp' package(s) announced via the USN-6369-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libwebp' package(s) announced via the USN-6369-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-6369-1 fixed a vulnerability in libwebp. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause libwebp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'libwebp' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-4863
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/21/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/26/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4
https://adamcaudill.com/2023/09/14/whose-cve-is-it-anyway/
https://blog.isosceles.com/the-webp-0day/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215231
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
https://crbug.com/1479274
https://en.bandisoft.com/honeyview/history/
https://github.com/webmproject/libwebp/commit/902bc9190331343b2017211debcec8d2ab87e17a
https://github.com/webmproject/libwebp/releases/tag/v1.3.2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00016.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00017.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYYKLG6CRGEDTNRBSU26EEWAO6D6U645/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZDGWWMJREPAGKWCJKSCM4WYLANSKIFX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYZV7TMKF4QHZ54SFJX54BDN52VHGGCX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHOLML7N2G5KCAZXFWC5IDFFHSQS5SDB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4863
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37478403
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4863
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-05
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0011/
https://sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-16
https://stackdiary.com/critical-vulnerability-in-webp-codec-cve-2023-4863/
https://www.bentley.com/advisories/be-2023-0001/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-fixes-another-chrome-zero-day-bug-exploited-in-attacks/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5496
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5497
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5498
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-40/
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