What is CVE-2023-47470?

CVE-2023-47470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-47470?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-47470 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2023-47470

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg before github commit 4565747056a11356210ed8edcecb920105e40b60 allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-array write, execute arbitrary code, and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ref_pic_list_struct function in libavcodec/evc_ps.c

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 6.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

DiRaltvein/memory-corruption-examples

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47470?: CVE-2023-47470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-47470?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47470 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.