What is the severity of CVE-2023-6604?

CVE-2023-6604 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause degraded performance or denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6604?

To fix CVE-2023-6604, you should upgrade to FFmpeg version 6.0 or higher, or to version 5.0 if using an affected version between 3.0 and 5.0.

What software is affected by CVE-2023-6604?

CVE-2023-6604 affects FFmpeg versions between 2.0 and 6.0, including versions within the 3.0 to 5.0 range.

What kind of impact can CVE-2023-6604 have on my system?

CVE-2023-6604 can lead to unexpected CPU load and increased storage consumption, potentially resulting in denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-6604 publicly exploitable?

There is currently no indication that CVE-2023-6604 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2023-6604

medium

5.3

CWE

99 476 918 94

27/12/2024

6/1/2025

CVE-2023-6604: Ffmpeg: hls xbin demuxer dos amplification in ffmpeg

First published: Fri Dec 27 2024(Updated: )

A flaw was found in FFmpeg. This vulnerability allows unexpected additional CPU load and storage consumption, potentially leading to degraded performance or denial of service via the demuxing of arbitrary data as XBIN-formatted data without proper format validation.

Credit: patrick@puiterwijk.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
FFmpeg	>=2.0<6.0
FFmpeg	>=3.0<5.0
FFmpeg	>=4.2<6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6604?
CVE-2023-6604 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause degraded performance or denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6604?
To fix CVE-2023-6604, you should upgrade to FFmpeg version 6.0 or higher, or to version 5.0 if using an affected version between 3.0 and 5.0.
What software is affected by CVE-2023-6604?
CVE-2023-6604 affects FFmpeg versions between 2.0 and 6.0, including versions within the 3.0 to 5.0 range.
What kind of impact can CVE-2023-6604 have on my system?
CVE-2023-6604 can lead to unexpected CPU load and increased storage consumption, potentially resulting in denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-6604 publicly exploitable?
There is currently no indication that CVE-2023-6604 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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