USN-6078-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6078-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6078-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6078-2
Upstream
Related
Published
2023-07-18T11:26:04Z
Modified
2026-06-25T13:31:51Z
Summary
libwebp vulnerability
Details

USN-6078-1 fixed a vulnerability in libwebp. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain memory operations. 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libwebp

Package

Name
libwebp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libwebp?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

0.*
0.4.3-1.3
0.4.3-1.3build1
0.4.4-1
0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwebp5",
            "binary_version":  "0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwebpdemux1",
            "binary_version":  "0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwebpmux1",
            "binary_version":  "0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "webp",
            "binary_version":  "0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2023-1999",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6078-2.json"