CVE-2023-6601
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.7 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 6, 2025
CWE ID 94
CWE ID 99
Summary
CVE-2023-6601 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This issue enables bypassing safety checks on file extensions, allowing the triggering of arbitrary demuxers through base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file extensions. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it can potentially lead to the execution of unintended code or data access. It is recommended that users update their FFmpeg installations to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
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