CVE-2023-6601 Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.3.9-0+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FFMPEG-8602843
  • published8 Jan 2025
  • disclosed6 Jan 2025

Introduced: 6 Jan 2025

CVE-2023-6601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ffmpeg to version 7:4.3.9-0+deb11u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing unsafe file extension checks and triggering arbitrary demuxers via base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file extensions.