CVE-2024-7272
FFmpeg swresample.c fill_audiodata heap-based overflow
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- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FFmpeg up to 5.1.5. This affects the function fill_audiodata of the file /libswresample/swresample.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This issue was fixed in version 6.0 by 9903ba28c28ab18dc7b7b6fb8571cc8b5caae1a6 but a backport for 5.1 was forgotten. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.1.6 and 6.0 9903ba28c28ab18dc7b7b6fb8571cc8b5caae1a6 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulDB
- 9 days later
· 9 days later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
FFmpeg
- affected 5.1.0
- affected 5.1.1
- affected 5.1.2
- affected 5.1.3
- affected 5.1.4
- affected 5.1.5
References (5)
- VDB-273945 | FFmpeg swresample.c fill_audiodata heap-based overflow (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-273945 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- https://github.com/CookedMelon/ReportCVE/tree/main/FFmpeg/poc5 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://github.com/CookedMelon/ReportCVE/tree/main/FFmpeg/poc6 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://ffmpeg.org/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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