Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2024-36615

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Ffmpeg — versions 7.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36615?
CVE-2024-36615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-36615?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.