PT-2024-10419
CVE-2024-36616
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Published
2024-03-27
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Updated
2025-10-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FFmpeg version 6.1.1
Description
The issue is related to an integer overflow in the libavformat/westwood vqa.c component of the FFmpeg library. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted VQA file, potentially leading to a denial of service.
Recommendations
For FFmpeg version 6.1.1, consider disabling the use of the
westwood vqa.c component until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks via crafted VQA files. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾