Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2023-50008

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Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2023-50008

Published: May 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89312
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50008
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in av_malloc() function in libavutil/mem.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

FFmpeg
Debian Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
libavformat58 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil58 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc57 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample4 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale7 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale4 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec58 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice58 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-extra7 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter7 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat-extra (Ubuntu package)
libavformat-extra58 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-ffmpeg5 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil56 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc55 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample3 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale5 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample4 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-extra57 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec57 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice57 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-extra6 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter6 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat57 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample3 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil55 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc54 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample2 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat60 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat-extra60 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample-ffmpeg2 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter9 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil-ffmpeg54 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-extra9 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice60 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample-ffmpeg1 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec60 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale-ffmpeg3 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-extra60 (Ubuntu package)
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package)
chromium
ffmpeg (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-50008

Install updates from vendor's website.

libavformat58 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavutil58 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc57 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libswresample4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libswscale7 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libswscale4 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice58 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra7 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter7 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra58 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-ffmpeg5 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavutil56 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc55 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libswresample3 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libswscale5 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavresample4 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra57 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec57 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice57 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra6 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter6 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavformat57 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavresample3 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavutil55 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc54 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libswresample2 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavformat60 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavformat-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra60 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavresample-ffmpeg2 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter9 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libavutil-ffmpeg54 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra9 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice60 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libswresample-ffmpeg1 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec60 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
libswscale-ffmpeg3 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra60 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
chromium - addressed in versions 124.0.6367.78-1.el9, 124.0.6367.91-1.el9, 124.0.6367.118-1.el9, 124.0.6367.118-2.el8, 124.0.6367.155-1.el8, 124.0.6367.155-1.el9, 124.0.6367.155-1.fc38, 124.0.6367.155-1.fc39, 124.0.6367.155-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.201-1.el8, 124.0.6367.201-1.el9, 124.0.6367.201-1.fc38, 125.0.6422.60-1.el8, 125.0.6422.60-1.el9, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc38, 125.0.6422.76-1.el8, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9
ffmpeg (Debian package) - update to 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1

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