7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-6603
FFmpeg HLS Playlist Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS playlist parsing. This vulnerability allows a denial of service via a maliciously crafted HLS playlist that triggers a null pointer dereference during initialization.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 31, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6603 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6603 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS playlist parsing. This vulnerability allows a denial of service via a maliciously crafted HLS playlist that triggers a null pointer dereference during initialization.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-99
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335
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