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CVE-2024-36617

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

6.2 MediumFix available

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.2 points since Nov 30, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-36354 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
EUVD-2024-36354
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-44gv-75g5-gcm5 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
GHSA-44gv-75g5-gcm5
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-36617 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-07
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-36617 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2025-138 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
JLSEC-2025-138
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2574 9.8

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):

FFmpeg n7.0 is affected by a Double Free via the rkmpp_retrieve_frame function within libavcodec/rkmppdec.c.(CVE-2024-35368)

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.(CVE-2024-36616)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.(CVE-2024-36617)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2024-36618)

Record
OESA-2024-2574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2575 9.8

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):

FFmpeg n7.0 is affected by a Double Free via the rkmpp_retrieve_frame function within libavcodec/rkmppdec.c.(CVE-2024-35368)

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.(CVE-2024-36616)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.(CVE-2024-36617)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2024-36618)

Record
OESA-2024-2575
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2576 9.8

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):

FFmpeg n7.0 is affected by a Double Free via the rkmpp_retrieve_frame function within libavcodec/rkmppdec.c.(CVE-2024-35368)

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.(CVE-2024-36616)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.(CVE-2024-36617)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2024-36618)

Record
OESA-2024-2576
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2577 6.2

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):

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.(CVE-2024-36617)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2024-36618)

Record
OESA-2024-2577
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2578 6.2

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):

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.(CVE-2024-36617)

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2024-36618)

Record
OESA-2024-2578
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36617 6.2

FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36617
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15177-1 No score

ffmpeg-7-7.1.1-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-7-7.1.1-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15177-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15215-1 No score

ffmpeg-4-4.4.6-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-4-4.4.6-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15215-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20710-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg-4

This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues:

Changes in ffmpeg-4:

  • CVE-2025-59728: Fixed out-of-bounds NUL-byte write when calculating the content path in handling of MPEG-DASH manifests (bsc#1251137).

  • CVE-2025-7700: Fixed a NULL Pointer Dereference in the ALS Decoder (bsc#1246790)

  • CVE-2024-36618: Fixed a integer overflow in AVI demuxer (bsc#1234020)

  • CVE-2023-6601: Fixed HLS Unsafe File Extension Bypass (bsc#1220545).

  • Update to release 4.4.6

    • lavc/libx265: unbreak build for X265_BUILD >= 210
    • ARM: vp9mc: Load only 12 pixels in the 4 pixel wide horizontal filter
    • rtmpproto: Avoid rare crashes in the fail: codepath in rtmp_open
    • avcodec/snow: Fix off by 1 error in run_buffer
    • avcodec/mpegvideo_enc: Check FLV1 resolution limits
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20710-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:02352-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-1475: Fixed integer overflow in g729_parse() in llibavcodec/g729_parser.c (bsc#1198898).
  • CVE-2024-36616: Fixed integer overflow in the component libavformat/westwood_vqa.c (bsc#1234018).
  • CVE-2024-36617: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in the FFmpeg CAF decoder (bsc#1234019).
  • CVE-2024-36618: Fixed vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library (bsc#1234020).
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:02352-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:02381-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg-4

This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-36618: Fixed integer overflow iff ULONG_MAX < INT64_MAX (bsc#1234020).

New CVE references, fixed in previous release:

  • CVE-2024-36617: avformat/cafdec: dont seek beyond 64bit (bsc#1234019).
  • CVE-2024-36616: avformat/westwood_vqa: Fix 2g packets (bsc#1234018).
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:02381-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7188-1 No score

ffmpeg vulnerability

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input, which could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service by crashing the application.

Record
USN-7188-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8329-1 No score

ffmpeg vulnerability

It was discovered that the FFmpeg CAF decoder incorrectly handled certain file size calculations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Record
USN-8329-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
Alpine:v3.23
4.0 up to 7.1.1-r0
7.1.1-r0
ffmpeg
Alpine:v3.24
4.0 up to 7.1.1-r0
7.1.1-r0
ffmpeg
Debian:12
before 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1, plus listed versions
7:5.1.3-17:5.1.3-27:5.1.4-0+deb12u1
7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1
ffmpeg
Debian:13
before 7:7.0.1-3
7:7.0.1-3
ffmpeg
Debian:14
before 7:7.0.1-3
7:7.0.1-3
ffmpeg
Debian:12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1, plus listed versions
7:5.1.3-17:5.1.3-27:5.1.4-0+deb12u1
7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1
ffmpeg
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1, plus listed versions
7:4.3.2-0+deb11u27:4.3.2-17:4.3.2-27:4.3.3-0+deb11u17:4.3.4-0+deb11u17:4.3.5-0+deb11u17:4.3.6-0+deb11u1
7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1
FFMPEG_jll
Julia
before 6.1.2+0
6.1.2+0
FFplay_jll
Julia
before 7.1.0+0
7.1.0+0
ffmpeg
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.2.4-21.oe2203sp3
4.2.4-21.oe2203sp3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.2.4-21.oe2003sp4
4.2.4-21.oe2003sp4
ffmpeg
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.2.4-21.oe2203sp1
4.2.4-21.oe2203sp1
ffmpeg
openEuler:24.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 6.1.1-17.oe2403
6.1.1-17.oe2403
ffmpeg
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 4.2.4-21.oe2203sp4
4.2.4-21.oe2203sp4
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
3.4.2-150200.11.64.1
ffmpeg-4
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
ffmpeg-4
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
ffmpeg-4
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
ffmpeg-4
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
ffmpeg-4
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
4.4.6-150600.13.27.1
libav
Ubuntu: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
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6:9.10-1ubuntu76:9.11-2ubuntu16:9.11-2ubuntu26:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
None known
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9, plus listed versions
7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1
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7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+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+esm67:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm77:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7, plus listed versions
7:3.3.4-27:3.3.4-2build37:3.4-2ubuntu27:3.4-47:3.4-4build1
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7:3.4.1-17:3.4.1-1build17:3.4.2-17:3.4.2-1build17:3.4.2-27:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.27:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.17:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm17:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm27:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm37:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm47:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm57:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm6
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7, plus listed versions
7:4.1.4-1build27:4.2.1-27:4.2.1-2ubuntu17:4.2.2-1build17:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
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7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.17:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1+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+esm47:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm57:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm6
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6, plus listed versions
7:4.4-6ubuntu57:4.4.1-2ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu27:4.4.1-3ubuntu3
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7:4.4.1-3ubuntu57:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.17:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm17:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm27:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm37:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm47:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm5
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
before 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8, plus listed versions
7:6.0-6ubuntu17:6.0-9ubuntu17:6.1-2ubuntu17:6.1-3ubuntu17:6.1-4ubuntu1
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7:6.1-5ubuntu17:6.1.1-1ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu17:6.1.1-3ubuntu57:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm17:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm27:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm37:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm47:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm57:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm67:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8
ffmpeg-7
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 7.1.1-4.1
7.1.1-4.1
ffmpeg-4
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.4.6-4.1
4.4.6-4.1

History

History
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affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-36617 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Ffmpeg, published June 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7.1.1-r0.

References

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