CVE-2023-6603
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS playlist parsing. This vulnerability allows a denial of service via a maliciously crafted HLS playlist that triggers a null pointer dereference during initialization.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-3759ffmpeg: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren.
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references (5)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6603cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FFmpeg-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-HLS-Playlist-Parsing-48536cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334335ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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