What is CVE-2024-36616?

CVE-2024-36616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-36616?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2024-36616

An integer overflow in the component /libavformat/westwood_vqa.c of FFmpeg n6.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in the application via a crafted VQA file.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 6.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36616?: CVE-2024-36616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-36616?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.