FFmpeg 6.1.1 CAF Decoder integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in FFmpeg 6.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CAF Decoder. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-36617. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 6.1.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component CAF Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

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

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-36617 since 05/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239902 (TencentOS Server 4: ffmpeg (TSSA-2024:0511)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch d973fcbcc2f944752ff10e6a76b0b2d9329937a7 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 (239902). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 239902
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: ffmpeg (TSSA-2024:0511)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: d973fcbcc2f944752ff10e6a76b0b2d9329937a7

Timelineinfo

05/30/2024 🔍
11/29/2024 +183 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2025 +201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: d973fcbcc2f944752ff10e6a76b0b2d9329937a7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-36617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-36617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286451

Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2024 22:45
Updated: 06/18/2025 13:40
Changes: 11/29/2024 22:45 (56), 12/02/2024 19:54 (16), 02/22/2025 21:37 (3), 06/18/2025 13:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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