VDB-263882 · CVE-2023-6605 · Nessus 242064

FFmpeg up to 6.0 DASH Playlist server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in FFmpeg up to 6.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DASH Playlist Handler. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-6605. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FFmpeg up to 6.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component DASH Playlist Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's DASH playlist support. This vulnerability allows arbitrary HTTP GET requests to be made on behalf of the machine running FFmpeg via a crafted DASH playlist containing malicious URLs.

The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6605 since 12/08/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242064 (Debian dla-4241 : ffmpeg - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242064). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Processing Software

Name

FFmpeg

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://ffmpeg.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 242064
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4241 : ffmpeg - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2023 🔍
05/10/2024 +153 days 🔍
05/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2025 +452 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-6605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263882
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2024 20:50
Updated: 08/05/2025 21:07
Changes: 05/10/2024 20:50 (54), 03/30/2025 22:53 (4), 07/15/2025 05:20 (2), 08/05/2025 21:07 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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