CVE-2023-50009: fedoraproject fedora Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 8.0v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-50009DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50009CGA-mrqg-3cjg-jj7vCGA-v4gw-5jv3-m37m
Published 19-04-2024Last modified 09-06-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-50009 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.44%
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 2 · Related 3Timeline
- 19-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the ff_gaussian_blur_8 function in libavfilter/edge_template.c:116:5 component.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST8.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.44% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.44%
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
Chainguard1 product
- ffmpeg-6All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:7.0.1-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL38 | 39 | 40
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≥ 6.1, < 7.0
Ubuntu1 product
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 5 products
