CVE-2023-44488

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 81.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 30, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (20)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241806
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/263682c9a29395055f3b3afe2d97be1828a6223f
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/df9fd9d5b7325060b2b921558a1eb20ca7880937
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/compare/v1.13.0...v1.13.1
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/releases/tag/v1.13.1
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00001.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE7F54W5O5RS4ZMAAC7YK3CZWQXIDSKB/
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5518
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/30/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241806
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/263682c9a29395055f3b3afe2d97be1828a6223f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/df9fd9d5b7325060b2b921558a1eb20ca7880937
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/compare/v1.13.0...v1.13.1

Patch Availability(25)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	vpx-tools (1.12.0-1ubuntu1.2) @ lunar	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	vpx-tools (1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1) @ bionic	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	vpx-tools (1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2) @ xenial	2026-05-24	ubuntu
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el9_2	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el9_0	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el8_6	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el8_4	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el8_4	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el8_6	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el9_2	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el8_2	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el9_0	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el8_8	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el8_1	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el8_8	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	thunderbird-0:115.4.1-1.el8_2	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el7_9	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	firefox-0:115.4.0-1.el8_1	2023-10-30	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.9.0-7.el9_0	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_8	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_4	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_6	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.9.0-7.el9_2	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.7.0-8.el8_2	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	libvpx-0:1.7.0-8.el8_1	2023-10-09	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-24 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 16:46 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-24 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-44488?

CVE-2023-44488 is a high vulnerability published on September 30, 2023. VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

When was CVE-2023-44488 disclosed?

CVE-2023-44488 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 30, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-44488 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-44488 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 81.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-44488?

CVE-2023-44488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-44488?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-44488, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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