Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,5.1.6)
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.12% (48th
percentile)
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- published 9 Aug 2024
- disclosed 8 Aug 2024
- credit CookedMelon
Introduced: 8 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-7272 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade ffmpeg to version 5.1.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow through the fill_audiodata function in libswresample/swresample.c:535. An attacker can corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted input to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
PoC
./configure --enable-lto --enable-gpl --enable-libx265 --disable-shared --disable-inline-asm --enable-debug=1
./ffmpeg_g -i ./poc ./test.mp4