Use After Free Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,7.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-6663914
  • published19 Apr 2024
  • disclosed17 Apr 2024
  • creditxyb

Introduced: 17 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-31578  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 7.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the av_hwframe_ctx_init function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition by exploiting this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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