CVE-2023-50008: fedoraproject fedora Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-50008DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50008CGA-7rp8-59wq-x9rmCGA-qpq5-w359-6886
Published 19-04-2024Last modified 10-06-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-50008 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4Timeline
- 19-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows memory consumption when using the colorcorrect filter, in the av_malloc function in libavutil/mem.c:105:9 component.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.37%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (trac.ffmpeg.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpeg< 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard1 product
- ffmpeg-6All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | < 7:7.0.1-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL38 | 39 | 40
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≥ 6.1, < 7.0
5 vendors · 6 products
