What is CVE-2024-22862?

CVE-2024-22862 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-22862?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2024-22862

Integer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg before n6.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the JJPEG XL Parser.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2024-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ca09d8a0dcd82e3128e62463231296aaf63ae6f7 (Patch)
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22862?: CVE-2024-22862 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-22862?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.