CVE-2023-51797

Publication date 19 April 2024

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.7 · Medium

Score breakdown

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c:722:24 in showwaves_filter_frame

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 25.04 plucky
Needs evaluation
24.10 oracular
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
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 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
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.7 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N