# CVE-2023-5217: A Google Chromium libvpx bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2023-10-02)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Google Chromium libvpx (CVE-2023-5217) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2023-5217. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Google Chromium libvpx contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vp8 encoding that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using libvpx, including but not limited to Google Chrome.

## Sources
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217

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