Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-47470
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the ffmpeg package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg before github commit 4565747056a11356210ed8edcecb920105e40b60 allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-array write, execute arbitrary code, and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ref_pic_list_struct function in libavcodec/evc_ps.c
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ffmpeg | 6.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-47470 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ffmpeg | 6.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-47470 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ffmpeg | 6.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-47470 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 6.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-47470 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 6.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-47470 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ffmpeg | 7:6.1-3ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47470 |