FFmpeg 6.1.1 AVI Demuxer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in FFmpeg 6.1.1. This affects an unknown function of the component AVI Demuxer. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-36618. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 6.1.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component AVI Demuxer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-36618 since 05/30/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214861 (Debian dla-4039 : ffmpeg - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 7a089ed8e049e3bfcb22de1250b86f2106060857 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214861). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214861
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4039 : ffmpeg - security update

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 7a089ed8e049e3bfcb22de1250b86f2106060857

Timelineinfo

05/30/2024 🔍
11/29/2024 +183 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2025 +64 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: 7a089ed8e049e3bfcb22de1250b86f2106060857
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-36618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-36618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286448

Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2024 22:44
Updated: 02/01/2025 22:07
Changes: 11/29/2024 22:44 (57), 12/02/2024 19:54 (17), 02/01/2025 22:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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