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CVE-2023-6602 json

Ffmpeg: improper handling of input format in tty demuxer of ffmpeg

published last yr. modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2023-58825 , JLSEC-2025-142

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's TTY Demuxer. This vulnerability allows possible data exfiltration via improper parsing of non-TTY-compliant input files in HLS playlists.

Patch / fix

  • julia FFMPEG_jll 6.1.1+0
  • julia FFplay_jll 7.1.0+0
  • ffmpeg ffmpeg 4.3.9, 4.4.6, 5.1.7, 6.1.3, 7.0.3, 7.1.1
  • ffmpeg Debian 12 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1
  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13 7:7.1.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6602

  • ffmpeg SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 +10 more 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1

  • ffmpeg-9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.0.2-5.1
  • ffmpeg-4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.4.8-6.1
  • ffmpeg-7 openSUSE Leap 16.0 7.1.5-160000.1.1
  • ffmpeg-8 openSUSE Tumbleweed 8.1.2-5.1
  • ffmpeg-7 openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.5-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12417-1openSUSE-SU-2026:12064-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11794-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11665-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 7.1.1-r0
  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 8.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-6602

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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red hat product security vex CVE-2023-6602 updated cvss 5.3

ffmpeg: Improper Handling of Input Format in TTY Demuxer of FFmpeg

  • 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
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334338 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia FFMPEG_jll
<6.1.1+0
6.1.1+0
julia FFplay_jll
<7.1.0+0
7.1.0+0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-99 Improper Control of Resource Identifiers

References

Sources

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