CVE-2023-50008
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute...
CVE-2023-50008 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ffmpeg, published April 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7.1.1-r0.
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54838
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54838- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cjw-2w3q-pv7g
7.8
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
GHSA-6cjw-2w3q-pv7g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-50008
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
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ALPINE-CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-50008
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2025-130
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the...
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
JLSEC-2025-130- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-50008
7.8
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50008- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0306 No score
Updated ffmpeg packages fix security vulnerabilities
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows an attacker to trigger use of a parameter of negative size in the av_samples_set_silence function in thelibavutil/samplefmt.c:260:9 component. (CVE-2023-50007) FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component. (CVE-2023-50008) Improper handling of input format in tty demuxer of ffmpeg. (CVE-2023-6602) Hls xbin demuxer dos amplification in ffmpeg. (CVE-2023-6604) Dash playlist ssrf vulnerability in ffmpeg. (CVE-2023-6605) FFmpeg version n6.1 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the draw_block_rectangle function of libavfilter/vf_codecview.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause undefined behavior or a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted input. (CVE-2024-31582) FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an Out-of-bounds Read via libavcodec/ppc/vp8dsp_altivec.c, static const vec_s8 h_subpel_filters_outer. (CVE-2024-35367) Heap-buffer-overflow write in FFmpeg MDASH resolve_content_path. (CVE-2025-59728) Heap-buffer-overflow write in FFmpeg EXR dwa_uncompress. (CVE-2025-59731, CVE-2025-59732, CVE-2025-59733) Null pointer dereference in ffmpeg als decoder (libavcodec/alsdec.c). (CVE-2025-7700)
- Record
MGASA-2025-0306- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13908-1 No score
ffmpeg-5-5.1.4-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-5-5.1.4-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13908-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13909-1 No score
ffmpeg-6-6.1.1-5.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-6-6.1.1-5.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13909-1- 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 |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegAlpine:v3.23 |
6.1 up to 7.1.1-r0 | 7.1.1-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.24 |
6.1 up to 7.1.1-r0 | 7.1.1-r0 |
ffmpegDebian:12 |
before 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1, 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 |
7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 |
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 |
FFMPEG_jllJulia |
6.1.1+0 up to 7.1.0+0 | 7.1.0+0 |
ffmpegMageia:9 |
before 5.1.7-1.mga9 | 5.1.7-1.mga9 |
ffmpegMageia:9 |
before 5.1.7-1.mga9.tainted | 5.1.7-1.mga9.tainted |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ffmpeg-5openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 5.1.4-6.1 | 5.1.4-6.1 |
ffmpeg-6openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 6.1.1-5.1 | 6.1.1-5.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected, aliases, references | OSV |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/5f87a68cf70dafeab2fb89b42e41a4c29053b89b
trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10701
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50008
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cjw-2w3q-pv7g
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-50008
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50008.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50008
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0306.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34757
ffmpeg.org/security.html
lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2025/msg00149.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50008
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50008
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6803-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49501
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49502
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49528
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50007
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50009
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50010
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51793
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51794
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51795
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51796
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51798
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31578
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31582
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31585
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-49502
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50007
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50008
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51793
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