--- title: "CVE-2024-36618\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36618?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2024-36618 Publication date 29 November 2024 Last updated 15 October 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **6.2 · Medium** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36618?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description FFmpeg n6.1.1 has a vulnerability in the AVI demuxer of the libavformat library which allows for an integer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36618?format=md#notes) ## 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 | Fixed 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm5 Ubuntu Pro | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm9 Ubuntu Pro | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm10 Ubuntu Pro | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm10 Ubuntu Pro | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Ubuntu Pro | | 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 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36618?format=md#patch-details) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. Free for personal use. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [hlibk](https://launchpad.net/~hlibk) Vulnerable code seems to have been introduced in version 2.3 ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | ffmpeg | * Upstream: [7a089ed](https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/7a089ed8e049e3bfcb22de1250b86f2106060857) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 6.2 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Local | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | None | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 6.2 · Medium | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-36618) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36618) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-36618) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-36618) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-7823-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7823-1) + FFmpeg vulnerabilities + 15 October 2025 ### Other references * * * *