Multiple vulnerabilities in FFmpeg

Published: 2024-12-20 | Updated: 2025-01-24

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	4
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-36618 CVE-2024-36617 CVE-2024-36616 CVE-2024-35365
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	FFmpeg Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU101885

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36618

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the libavformat library in AVI demuxer. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 6.0 - 6.1.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://gist.github.com/1047524396/a148f3679415a6da53ca112eb2ba1523
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n6.1.1/libavformat/avidec.c#L1699
https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/7a089ed8e049e3bfcb22de1250b86f2106060857

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU101884

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36617

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within CAF decoder. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 6.0 - 6.1.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://gist.github.com/1047524396/f20749f8addc8f86de9cfacf17ba29df
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n6.1.1/libavformat/cafdec.c#L274
https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/d973fcbcc2f944752ff10e6a76b0b2d9329937a7

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU101883

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36616

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in /libavformat/westwood_vqa.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted VQA file to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 6.0 - 6.1.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://gist.github.com/1047524396/ded3e1509d8296ec4a91817867d108e0
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n6.1.1/libavformat/westwood_vqa.c#L265
https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/86f73277bf014e2ce36dd2594f1e0fb8b3bd6661

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Double free

EUVDB-ID: #VU103288

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35365

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the new_stream_audio() function in fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 6.0 - 6.1.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://gist.github.com/1047524396/d7d4ea8055b75c4a9f9bbcff31d21423
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n6.1.1/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c#L886
https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/ced5c5fdb8634d39ca9472a2026b2d2fea16c4e5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.