Vulnerability · Published Apr 19, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-49501
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in the ffmpeg package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the config_eq_output function in the libavfilter/asrc_afirsrc.c:495:30 component.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49501 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-49501 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.0.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49501 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:7.0.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49501 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10686#no1
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10686
- FEDORA-2024-92780a83f9 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/