Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libwep (CVE-2023-5129)

What is libwebp?




Libwebp is an open-source library developed by Google for encoding and decoding images in the Webp format. Libwebp is used by various software applications, inlcuding web browsers (i.e. Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Mozilla Firefox), image editors, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), and various website and online services.








What is the Attack?


CVE-2023-5129 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that affects libwebp. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability can result in remote code execution or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) …

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