Medium severity · published Nov 29, 2024
CVE-2024-36616
An integer overflow in the component /libavformat/westwood_vqa.c of FFmpeg n6.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in the application via a crafted VQA file
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An integer overflow in the component /libavformat/westwood_vqa.c of FFmpeg n6.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in the application via a crafted VQA file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
6.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36616
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/1047524396/ded3e1509d8296ec4a91817867d108e0
Product
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n6.1.1/libavformat/westwood_vqa.c#L265
Patch
https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/86f73277bf014e2ce36dd2594f1e0fb8b3bd6661
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