CVE-2020-36332

libwebp: excessive memory allocation when reading a file

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 25, 2020

Updated · April 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in libwebp. When reading a file libwebp allocates an excessive amount of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of Firefox and Thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and 8 as they embed the fixed version of libwebp.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling