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Critical Vuln: WebP Heap Buffer Overflow CVE-2023-4863 | Huntress

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Critical Vuln: WebP Heap Buffer Overflow CVE-2023-4863 | Huntress

A critical vulnerability in the libwebp WebP image library (CVE-2023-4863) is being tracked by Huntress and observed in active exploitation. The flaw involves a heap buffer overflow that affects any software leveraging this widely used image processing library.

Why it matters: Organizations using WebP image processing across web browsers, applications, and services need to patch immediately, as the vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild.

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Critical Vuln: WebP Heap Buffer Overflow CVE-2023-4863 | Huntress

A critical vulnerability in the libwebp WebP image library (CVE-2023-4863) is being tracked by Huntress and observed in active exploitation. The flaw involves a heap buffer overflow that affects any software leveraging this widely used image processing library.

Why it matters: Organizations using WebP image processing across web browsers, applications, and services need to patch immediately, as the vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild.

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