Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c:722:24 in showwaves_filter_frame
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ffmpeg | 7:7.0.1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.0.1-3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1.3-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-7.1 | 7.1.3-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8 +1 | 7.1.5-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-8.0 | 8.0.1-r2 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0939 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 27, 2026
References
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://ffmpeg.org/
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10756
- FEDORA-2024-92780a83f9 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8 vendor-advisory