Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FFmpeg up to 5.1.5. This affects the function fill_audiodata of the file /libswresample/swresample.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This issue was fixed in version 6.0 by 9903ba28c28ab18dc7b7b6fb8571cc8b5caae1a6 but a backport for 5.1 was forgotten. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.1.6 and 6.0 9903ba28c28ab18dc7b7b6fb8571cc8b5caae1a6 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.273945
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.273945
Exploit exploit
https://github.com/CookedMelon/ReportCVE/tree/main/FFmpeg/poc5
Not Applicable exploit
https://github.com/CookedMelon/ReportCVE/tree/main/FFmpeg/poc6
Product product
https://ffmpeg.org/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
51.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-122
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
< 5.1.6
Published
Aug 12, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026