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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.3

CVE-2024-7055 json

FFmpeg pnmdec.c pnm_decode_frame heap-based overflow

published 2024-08-06 2 y ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-48054 , JLSEC-2025-133

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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 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.

Patch / fix

  • julia FFMPEG_jll 6.1.2+0
  • julia FFplay_jll 7.1.0+0
  • ffmpeg ffmpeg 4.3.8, 4.4.5, 5.1.6, 6.1.2, 7.0.2
  • ffmpeg Debian 12 7:5.1.6-0+deb12u1
  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13 7:7.0.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7055

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm9
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7055

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ffmpeg-4 SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP6, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 4.4.5-150600.13.16.1
  • ffmpeg-4 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5 +4 more 4.4-150400.3.42.1
  • ffmpeg-4 SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP6, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 4.4-150600.13.13.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:0862-1SUSE-SU-2024:3358-1SUSE-SU-2024:3301-1

  • ffmpeg-7 openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1-1.1
  • ffmpeg-4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.4.4-14.1
  • ffmpeg-6 openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.1-9.1
  • ffmpeg-5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.1.4-13.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14384-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14343-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14344-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14339-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 7.1.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-7055

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-7055 updated cvss 6.3

ffmpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow in pnm_decode_frame in the library /libavcodec/pnmdec.c

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/CookedMelon/ReportCVE/tree/main/FFmpeg/poc3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.0 6.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia FFMPEG_jll
<6.1.2+0
6.1.2+0
julia FFplay_jll
<7.1.0+0
7.1.0+0

Affected products

  • n/a FFmpeg

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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