FFmpeg versions from 3.0 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native RSCC decoder (libavcodec/rscc.c) that allows attackers to disclose heap memory contents by supplying a crafted video file with a compressed tile that decompresses fewer bytes than the declared tile geometry requires. When rscc_decode_frame() calls av_image_copy_plane() without validating the decompressed byte count against the tile dimensions, the unwritten suffix of the persistent intermediate buffer ctx->inflated_buf is copied into the decoded frame, potentially exposing data from prior heap allocations or previous decoded frames in persistent decoding services.
Weakness
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 3.0 (including) | 9 (excluding) |
| Ffmpeg | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Ffmpeg | Ubuntu | esm-apps/jammy | * |
| Ffmpeg | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/533a6198505edd1379e1cd722852350ae4a85acc
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5fe21a1a410a680fe93c33b0dd696b7e1c3aea4
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/cd1f545cf27ba08f6f5b31b1e92665d7874d4fd7
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23895
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-uninitialized-heap-memory-read-in-rscc-decoder