CVE-2023-47470

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Published Nov 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg before github commit 4565747056a11356210ed8edcecb920105e40b60 allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-array write, execute arbitrary code, and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ref_pic_list_struct function in libavcodec/evc_ps.c

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-51581	Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg before github commit 4565747056a11356210ed8edcecb920105e40b60 allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-array write, execute arbitrary code, and cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ref_pic_list_struct function in libavcodec/evc_ps.c

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.687% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4565747056a11356210ed8edcecb920105e40b60
https://github.com/goldds96/Report/tree/main/FFmpeg
https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/20230915131147.5945-2-michael%40niedermayer.cc/

History

Aug 11, 2025 2:00 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:6.1:::::::*

Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:09 PM
Reserved: Nov 6, 2023, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM

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