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


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-6670032
  • published 21 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 19 Apr 2024
  • credit Zeng Yunxiang and Li Zeyuan

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 improper bounds checking in the showspectrumpic_request_frame function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system by crafting a malicious input to trigger the buffer overflow.