Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,n7.0)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (9th percentile)
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SUSE
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-6670025
  • published 21 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 19 Apr 2024
  • credit ZengYunxiang

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version n7.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to the ff_bwdif_filter_intra_c function in the libavfilter/bwdifdsp.c:125:5 component. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system by exploiting the buffer overflow vulnerability.