CVE-2023-6601 — Resource Injection in Ffmpeg

CWE-99 — Resource InjectionCWE-94 — Code Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedJan 6

Description

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing unsafe file extension checks and triggering arbitrary demuxers via base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file extensions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:6.1-1 (forky)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:6.1-1+1
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg2.0 — 6.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2023-6601: A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer↗2025-01-06
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GHSA
GHSA-wj7r-cv36-mxr3: A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer↗2025-01-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2023-6601: ffmpeg - A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing un...↗2023
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