CVE-2024-22861

Integer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg before n6.1, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the avcodec/osq module.

Published: 2024-01-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-22861 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-22861

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 0.04% 0.61% +0.57%
2 2025-11-21 0.34% 0.04% -0.30%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-22861

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-22861

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-22861

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-22861: 1 source package rows (ffmpeg); 99 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 99. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-22861
debian unimportant CVE-2024-22861 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-22861
suse medium CVE-2024-22861 severity moderate: SUSE including 52 source package names (ffmpeg, ffmpeg-4, …), 442 product×package rows across 25 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, … (25 product lines)): Known Not Affected 442. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-22861/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-22861 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22861

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-22861

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ffmpeg ffmpeg 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-22861

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