CVE-2023-49528
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53485
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53485- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66qx-hfv2-c44c
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
GHSA-66qx-hfv2-c44c- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49528
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2024-1874
ffmpeg security update
FFmpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.
Security Fix(es):
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.(CVE-2023-49528)
FFmpeg 7.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. There is a negative-size-param bug at libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c:1216:21 in load_input_picture in FFmpeg7.0(CVE-2024-32230)
- Record
OESA-2024-1874- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49528
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0057 No score
Updated ffmpeg packages fix security vulnerability
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS) via af_dialoguenhance.c:261:5 in the de_stereo component. (CVE-2023-49528)
- Record
MGASA-2025-0057- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13888-1 No score
ffmpeg-5-5.1.4-5.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-5-5.1.4-5.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13888-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13895-1 No score
ffmpeg-6-6.1.1-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-6-6.1.1-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13895-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2023-49528 No score
CVE-2023-49528 in ffmpeg - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2023-49528 in the ffmpeg package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2023-49528- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6803-1 No score
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49501)
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49502)
Zhang Ling and Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49528)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-50007)
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-50008)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-50009)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-50010)
Zeng Yunxiang and Li Zeyuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-51793)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-51794, CVE-2023-51798)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-51795, CVE-2023-51796)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-31578)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-31582)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting…
- Record
USN-6803-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7:5.1.3-17:5.1.3-27:5.1.4-0+deb12u17:5.1.5-0+deb12u17:5.1.6-0+deb12u1 Show 45 moreShow less7:5.1.7-0+deb12u17:5.1.8-0+deb12u17:5.1.9-0+deb12u17:6.0-17:6.0-27:6.0-37:6.0-47:6.0-57:6.0-67:6.0-77:6.0-87:6.0-97:6.1-17:6.1-27:6.1-37:6.1-47:6.1-57:6.1.1-17:6.1.1-27:6.1.1-37:6.1.1-47:6.1.1-57:7.0-17:7.0.1-17:7.0.1-27:7.0.1-37:7.0.1-47:7.0.1-57:7.0.2-17:7.0.2-27:7.0.2-37:7.1-17:7.1-27:7.1-37:7.1-47:7.1.1-17:7.1.2-17:7.1.3-17:8.0-17:8.0-27:8.0.1-17:8.0.1-27:8.0.1-37:8.1-17:8.1-2 |
None known |
ffmpegDebian:13 |
before 7:7.0.1-3 | 7:7.0.1-3 |
ffmpegDebian:14 |
before 7:7.0.1-3 | 7:7.0.1-3 |
ffmpegMageia:9 |
before 5.1.6-1.1.mga9 | 5.1.6-1.1.mga9 |
ffmpegMageia:9 |
before 5.1.6-1.1.mga9.tainted | 5.1.6-1.1.mga9.tainted |
ffmpegopenEuler:24.03-LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.1.1-11.oe2403 | 6.1.1-11.oe2403 |
ffmpegRoot:Debian:12 |
before 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1.aikido.11 | 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1.aikido.11 |
rootio-ffmpegRoot:Debian:12 |
before 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1.aikido.11 | 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1.aikido.11 |
libavUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6:0.8.7-1ubuntu26:9.10-1ubuntu16:9.10-1ubuntu26:9.10-1ubuntu56:9.10-1ubuntu6 Show 9 moreShow less6:9.10-1ubuntu76:9.11-2ubuntu16:9.11-2ubuntu26:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 |
None known |
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
before 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1, plus listed versions 7:6.0-6ubuntu17:6.0-9ubuntu17:6.1-2ubuntu17:6.1-3ubuntu17:6.1-4ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less7:6.1-5ubuntu17:6.1.1-1ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu5 |
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7, plus listed versions 7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1 Show 19 moreShow less7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm27:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm37:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm47:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm57:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm6 |
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7 |
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5, plus listed versions 7:3.3.4-27:3.3.4-2build37:3.4-2ubuntu27:3.4-47:3.4-4build1 Show 13 moreShow less7:3.4.1-17:3.4.1-1build17:3.4.2-17:3.4.2-1build17:3.4.2-27:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.27:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.17:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm17:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm27:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm37:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 |
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5, plus listed versions 7:4.1.4-1build27:4.2.1-27:4.2.1-2ubuntu17:4.2.2-1build17:4.2.2-1ubuntu1 Show 7 moreShow less7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.17:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm17:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.17:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm17:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm27:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm37:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 |
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4, plus listed versions 7:4.4-6ubuntu57:4.4.1-2ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu27:4.4.1-3ubuntu3 Show 5 moreShow less7:4.4.1-3ubuntu57:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.17:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm17:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm27:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm3 |
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4 |
ffmpegUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1, plus listed versions 7:6.0-6ubuntu17:6.0-9ubuntu17:6.1-2ubuntu17:6.1-3ubuntu17:6.1-4ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less7:6.1-5ubuntu17:6.1.1-1ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu5 |
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1 |
ffmpeg-5openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 5.1.4-5.1 | 5.1.4-5.1 |
ffmpeg-6openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 6.1.1-4.1 | 6.1.1-4.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-49528 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Ffmpeg, published April 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:7.0.1-3.
References
trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10691
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49528
github.com/advisories/GHSA-66qx-hfv2-c44c
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-49528
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0057.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33430
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1874
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49528
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49528
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-49528
Left out here: 13 versions and the rest of 1 source description. The JSON record has them.