CVE-2024-32228: ffmpeg Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 6.6v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-32228DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32228
Published 01-07-2024Last modified 02-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-32228 is a medium (CVSS 6.6) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.6/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.25%
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 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 01-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FFmpeg 7.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. There is a SEGV at libavcodec/hevcdec.c:2947:22 in hevc_frame_end.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.6Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- NVDNIST6.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.25%
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 cause- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpegAll versions (No fix recorded)
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:7.0.1-3
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL7.0
3 vendors · 4 products
