Integer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2024-36616
Published: December 20, 2024
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in /libavformat/westwood_vqa.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted VQA file to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Ubuntu
openEuler
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package)
ffmpeg-debuginfo
libavdevice
ffmpeg-devel
ffmpeg
ffmpeg-debugsource
ffmpeg-libs
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36616
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm12, 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm10, 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm10, 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm9, 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm5
ffmpeg-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16
libavdevice - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16
ffmpeg-devel - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16
ffmpeg - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16
ffmpeg-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16
ffmpeg-libs - addressed in versions 4.2.4-20, 4.2.4-21, 6.1.1-16