How severe is CVE-2023-6879?

CVE-2023-6879 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.0, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2023-6879 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (64th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2023-6879?

CVE-2023-6879 primarily affects Aomedia. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6879?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2023-6879 published?

CVE-2023-6879 was published on 2023-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-23.

CVE-2023-6879

CVE-2023-6879 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aomedia with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.0)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (64th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected product: Aomedia
Published: 2023-12-27
Last modified: 2026-06-23

Description

Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6879?: Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().
How severe is CVE-2023-6879?: CVE-2023-6879 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.0, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2023-6879 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (64th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-6879?: CVE-2023-6879 primarily affects Aomedia. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6879?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2023-6879 published?: CVE-2023-6879 was published on 2023-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-23.

References

Affected products (3)

cpe:2.3:a:aomedia:aomedia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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CVE-2021-30475 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): aom_dsp/noise_model.c in libaom in AOMedia before 2021-03-24 has a buffer overflow.
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CVE-2021-30473 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): aom_image.c in libaom in AOMedia before 2021-04-07 frees memory that is not located on the heap.
CVE-2020-36133 — High (CVSS 8.8): AOM v2.0.1 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the component av1/encoder/partition_search.h.
CVE-2020-36131 — High (CVSS 8.8): AOM v2.0.1 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow via the component stats/rate_hist.c.
CVE-2020-36129 — High (CVSS 8.8): AOM v2.0.1 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow via the component src/aom_image.c.

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