CVE-2023-51795: fedoraproject fedora Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 8.0v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-51795DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51795CGA-6h5x-8ccq-fxm3CGA-6r4h-hrgw-wr5rCGA-76f8-r3c2-r4h8CGA-fhrm-66v6-8796CGA-w3c6-487h-qjj2CGA-x2v7-j7p4-573jCGA-2gf9-38pr-8w5pCGA-fxqr-6jxq-9px8
Published 19-04-2024Last modified 04-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-51795 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 19-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c:1789:52 component in showspectrumpic_request_frame
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 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 6 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 · WolfiEcosystem 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
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard6 products
- ffmpeg-6< 6.1.3-r0
- ffmpeg-7< 7.1.3-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1< 7.1.3-r1
- ffmpeg-7.1-libavdevice61< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8< 7.1.5-r2
Wolfi5 products
- ffmpeg-7< 7.1.3-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1< 7.1.3-r1
- ffmpeg-7.1-libavdevice61< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-8.0< 8.0.1-r2
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1 | < 7:7.0.1-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL38 | 39 | 40
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.1 | 7.1:dev | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.2:dev | 8.0 | 8.0.1 | 8.1:dev
Ubuntu1 product
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
6 vendors · 15 products
