CVE-2023-50008

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/5f87a68cf70dafeab2fb89b42e41a4c29053b89b
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10701
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50008?: CVE-2023-50008 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50008?: To fix CVE-2023-50008, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-50008 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-50008 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-120 – Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

References

Frequently Asked Questions