Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2024-7272

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FFmpeg up to 5.1.5. This affects the function fill_audiodata of the file /libswresample/swresample.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to i…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Ffmpeg
  • N/a Ffmpeg — versions 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7272?
CVE-2024-7272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-7272?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-7272 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.