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VP9 encoding on Windows systems often relies on the libvpx library, which is the reference implementation of the VP9 codec. A critical denial-of-service vulnerability, CVE-2023-44488, was discovered in libvpx versions prior to 1.13.1, allowing specially crafted input to crash the VP9 encoder. This poses an availability risk for any application or service that performs VP9 encoding or embeds the vulnerable library, including browsers, media servers, and conferencing tools. Users should update to libvpx 1.13.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. The tag covers security issues and updates related to VP9 encoding on Windows and other platforms.
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Critical DoS in libvpx VP9 encoder CVE-2023-44488
A critical denial-of-service vulnerability in the libvpx VP9 encoder — tracked as CVE-2023-44488 — allows specially crafted input to crash the encoder in libvpx versions prior to 1.13.1, posing a real availability risk for any service or application that performs VP9 encoding or otherwise embeds...- ChatGPT
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