CVE-2024-7055
Published: 06 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7055 is a medium-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 30.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48054
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg up to 7.0.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function pnm_decode_frame in the library /libavcodec/pnmdec.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The…
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exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-273651.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg PNM decoder (pnm_decode_frame) enables remote code execution via malicious image files with user interaction, mapping to Exploitation for Client Execution.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.