CVE-2024-32228 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in FFmpeg's HEVC decoder can cause a segmentation fault, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-32228?

CVE-2024-32228 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 1 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FFmpeg 7.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. There is a SEGV at libavcodec/hevcdec.c:2947:22 in hevc_frame_end.

Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2024-32228?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-32228 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-32228 exists.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32228, GHSA-4fr2-p4v7-6hwq, OESA-2024-1936, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32228.

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