CefSharp affected by libvpx's heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding
Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-5217 exists in the wild.
Description Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET (NuGet) | CefSharp.Common | < 117.2.20 | 117.2.20 |
| .NET (NuGet) | CefSharp.Common.NETCore | < 117.2.20 | 117.2.20 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- .NET (NuGet)
- Package
CefSharp.Common, CefSharp.Common.NETCore- Disclosed
- 05.10.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4c29-gfrp-g6x9 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: CefSharp.Common
All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 8
- First → latest
- 10.2020 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 5
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 5
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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