Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2023-51798

 

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2023-51798

Published: May 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89310
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51798
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libavfilter/vf_minterpolate.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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