Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,n7.0)


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-8445276
  • published1 Dec 2024
  • disclosed29 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2024-36617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version n7.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound due to an improper handling of certain input sizes in the caf_read_packet function. An attacker can trigger memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted CAF file.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1