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what is the webp vulnerability? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i downloaded a webp image a few days ago is my pc compromised, very confused apologies

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (15 children)

A malformed (attacker crafted) webp file could cause Chrome (or other Chrome based browsers) to execute arbitrary code when rendering it. The file might be embedded in a web page you view. Other applications that use Skia for graphics are theoretically affected too.

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