CVE-2023-50007 Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7.1.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-FFMPEG-17299884
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed19 Apr 2024

Introduced: 19 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-50007  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 ffmpeg to version 7.1.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows an attacker to trigger use of a parameter of negative size in the av_samples_set_silence function in thelibavutil/samplefmt.c:260:9 component.