PT-2023-9218 · FFmpeg+4 · Ffmpeg+4

Zeng Yunxiang · Published 2023-12-04 · Updated 2025-06-06 · CVE-2023-50010

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg versions v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the set encoder id function, located in the /fftools/ffmpeg enc.c component. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code, potentially allowing for remote code execution with specially crafted data.

Recommendations For FFmpeg version v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, consider disabling the set encoder id function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the /fftools/ffmpeg enc.c component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-04849

CVE-2023-50010

DSA-5712-1

DSA-5721-1

MGASA-2024-0248

OESA-2024-1804

OESA-2024-1806

OESA-2024-1807

OESA-2024-1808

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13934-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13940-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1592-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1593-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14974-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15012-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0862-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20710-1

SUSE-SU-2024:1592-1

SUSE-SU-2024:1593-1

SUSE-SU-2024_1592-1

SUSE-SU-2024_1593-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0862-1

USN-6803-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Ffmpeg

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 115

• 🔥 https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10702 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31582 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6803-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2024-1807 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN-new/VULN.2024-05-13.1.pdf · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5712-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6803-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38171 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50010 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:14974-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51796 · Vendor Advisory