Description
FFmpeg version n5.1 to n6.1 was discovered to contain an Off-by-one Error vulnerability in libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
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 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5712-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-5 | 5.1.4-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13888-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-5712-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13888-1 ffmpeg-5-5.1.4-5.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0923 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 25, 2025
References
- https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/81df787b53eb5c6433731f6eaaf7f2a94d8a8c80
- https://gist.github.com/1047524396/dc2c64ffe0c3934a6176bcd2c5cf5656
- FEDORA-2024-92780a83f9 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/bf2d7b20ea1c7d15dcbaedd479f40295e5c83430..3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/aec67d3d7d2895bfea61aa1358d9d8e956f8615c..ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c