CVE-2023-6604: ffmpeg Resource Injection
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6604DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6604
Published 06-01-2025Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-6604 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Resource Injection vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.47%
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 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in FFmpeg. This vulnerability allows unexpected additional CPU load and storage consumption, potentially leading to degraded performance or denial of service via the demuxing of arbitrary data as XBIN-formatted data without proper format validation.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
39%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.47% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.47%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control.
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpegAll versions (No fix recorded)
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | < 7:7.1.1-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≥ 2.0, ≤ 6.0
3 vendors · 4 products
References
5 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334337Issue TrackingX Refsource REDHATREPORTExploitThird Party Advisory
