CVE-2023-32570

VideoLAN dav1d before 1.2.0 has a thread_task.c race condition that can lead to an application crash, related to dav1d_decode_frame_exit.

Published: 2023-05-10 Last update: 2025-01-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-32570 is rated Moderate Risk (41.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-32570

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.74% +0.67%
2 2025-11-21 0.44% 0.07% -0.37%
3 2025-11-18 0.44%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-32570

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-32570

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-32570

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-32570: 1 source package rows (dav1d); 1 state rows across 1 repos (3.17-main); fixed 0, open 1. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-32570
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-32570 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dav1d), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-32570
gentoo low CVE-2023-32570: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-05), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/dav1d); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-32570
suse low CVE-2023-32570 severity low: SUSE including 17 source package names (dav1d, dav1d-1.0.0-150500.3.3.1, …), 32 product×package rows across 14 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, … (14 product lines)): Fixed 22, Known Not Affected 10. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32570/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-32570 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dav1d), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 7, DNE 2, not-affected 2, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32570

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-32570

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan dav1d < 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:dav1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-32570

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