Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2021-38291
FFmpeg version (git commit de8e6e67e7523e48bb27ac224a0b446df05e1640) suffers from a an assertion failure at src/libavutil/mathematics.c.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ffmpeg
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9312 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38291?
- CVE-2021-38291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38291?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38291 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.