CVE-2023-50009
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the ff_gaussian_blur_8 function in libavfilter/edge_template.c:116:5 component.
02 Description
FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the ff_gaussian_blur_8 function in libavfilter/edge_template.c:116:5 component.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-04-19 00:00Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-09 15:32Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-12-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5838038fe5f3cadf2cd77b7f81dfee6f011e5a5596285a6665d5b6f7090a673d
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- trac.ffmpeg.orghttps://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10699
- ffmpeg.orghttps://ffmpeg.org/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-92780a83f9https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/162b4c60c8f72be2e93b759f3b1e14652b70b3ba
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/c443658d26d2b8e19901f9507a890e0efca79056
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-92780a83f9https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
07 Fixed in
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:7.0.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:7.0.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libav No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.