Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2025 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2023-6604Ffmpeg: hls xbin demuxer dos amplification in ffmpeg
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection in FFmpeg. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in FFmpeg. This vulnerability allows unexpected additional CPU load and storage consumption, potentially leading to degraded performance or denial of service via the demuxing of arbitrary data as XBIN-formatted data without proper format validation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0, 8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0, 8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5985-1 |
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6604 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6604 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | 2.0 – before 6.* |
Weakness: CWE-99, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- RHBZ#2334337 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00004.html