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title: "CVE-2023-50009\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2023-50009

Publication date 19 April 2024

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.0 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50009?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the
ff\_gaussian\_blur\_8 function in libavfilter/edge\_template.c:116:5 component.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| libav | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.0 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.0 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-50009)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50009)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-50009)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50009)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-6803-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6803-1)
+ FFmpeg vulnerabilities
+ 30 May 2024

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50009>
* <https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg>
* <https://ffmpeg.org/>