UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6601

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6601
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6601.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6601
Upstream
Published
2025-01-06T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T07:16:10.224825Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libav

Package

Name
libav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libav@6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6:0.*

6:0.8.7-1ubuntu2

6:9.*

6:9.10-1ubuntu1
6:9.10-1ubuntu2
6:9.10-1ubuntu5
6:9.10-1ubuntu6
6:9.10-1ubuntu7
6:9.11-2ubuntu1
6:9.11-2ubuntu2
6:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02

Ubuntu:25.04 / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@2025-06-02?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-02