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CVE-2023-49502

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6803-1

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the ff_bwdif_filter_intra_c function in the libavfilter/bwdifdsp.c:125:5 component.

Vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 permite a un atacante local ejecutar código arbitrario a través de la función ff_bwdif_filter_intra_c en el componente libavfilter/bwdifdsp.c:125:5.

Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-19 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ffmpeg
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Ffmpeg
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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Opensuse
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Leap
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Suse
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Packagehub
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Suse
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Sle-module-desktop-applications
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Suse
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Sle-we
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Suse
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Sle Hpc-espos
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Suse
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Sle Hpc-ltss
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Suse
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Sle Hpc
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Suse
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Sled
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Suse
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Sles-ltss
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Suse
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Sles
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Suse
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Sles Sap
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