Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg
CVE-2023-51795
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c:1789:52 component in showspectrumpic_request_frame
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ffmpeg — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39, 40
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51795?
- CVE-2023-51795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51795?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.