FFmpeg HLS Demuxer Extension Bypass via Data URIs
CVE-2023-6601 Published on January 6, 2025
Ffmpeg: hls unsafe file extension bypass in ffmpeg
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-6601 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 82 days later.
Weakness Types
What is an Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control.
CVE-2023-6601 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2023-6601 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-6601
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Exploit Probability
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