Advisories

FFmpeg 3.4 - 8.1.2 vf_floodfill Out-of-Bounds Write via filter_frame()

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • FFmpeg >= 3.4, <= 8.1.2

CWE
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
  • CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
CVSS
7.3
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Adrian Junge (vurlo)
Description
FFmpeg versions 3.4 through 8.1.2 contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vf_floodfill video filter that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a dynamically sized video stream with filtergraph reinitialization disabled via -reinit_filter 0. When config_input() allocates the points traversal stack based on initial frame dimensions and a subsequent larger frame is processed, filter_frame() performs flood-fill neighbor pushes beyond the original allocation boundary, resulting in heap corruption and process crash with potential for code execution depending on heap layout and process hardening.

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