CVE-2023-49501

HIGH

Published 2024-04-19T00:00:00

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CVSS Score

V3.1

8.0

/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Base Score Metrics

Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14

0.000

probability

of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25

Exploit Probability

Percentile: 0.054

Higher than 5.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the config_eq_output function in the libavfilter/asrc_afirsrc.c:495:30 component.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

ffmpeg

Affected Versions:

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-jfff-gxr9-9j6r

Advisory Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the config_eq_output function in the libavfilter/asrc_afirsrc.c:495:30 component.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49501

WEB https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg

WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN

WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT

WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY

WEB https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10686

WEB https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10686#no1

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: April 19, 2024, Modified: July 3, 2024

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Reddit • 1 month ago

VegetableRadiant3965

Ubuntu dying and becoming a no longer viable distro? **The latest (free open source version of) Ubuntu LTS 24.04 has numerous unpatched CVEs, some examples:** [CVE-2025-3887](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-3887) \- GStreamer remote code execution, Cvss 3 Score: 8.8 [CVE-2023-49501](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49501)\- FFmpeg buffer overflow, arbitrary code execution, Cvss 3 Score: 8.0 [CVE-2023-52168](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7438-1) \- 7-Zip heap …

Also mentions: CVE-2025-3887 CVE-2024-46461 CVE-2023-52168

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