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MEDIUM · 4.7

CVE-2023-6601

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing unsafe file extension checks and triggering arbitrary demuxers via base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file ex...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing unsafe file extension checks and triggering arbitrary demuxers via base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file extensions.

CVSS Score

4.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
FfmpegFfmpeg>= 2.0, <= 6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94CWE-99

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-6601?

CVE-2023-6601 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in FFmpeg's HLS demuxer. This vulnerability allows bypassing unsafe file extension checks and triggering arbitrary demuxers via base64-encoded data URIs appended with specific file ex...

How severe is CVE-2023-6601?

CVE-2023-6601 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-6601?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.