FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder
Published Nov 29, 2024
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Dec 3, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 36.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (3)
- https://gist.github.com/1047524396/c44e5eaafa8f408eea0c9411205990fb Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n7.0/libavcodec/vp9.c#L1738 Product
- https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/0ba058579f332b3060d8470a04ddd3fbf305be61 Patch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/1047524396/c44e5eaafa8f408eea0c9411205990fb | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n7.0/libavcodec/vp9.c#L1738 | Product | |
| https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/0ba058579f332b3060d8470a04ddd3fbf305be61 | Patch |
Change history (0)
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