FFmpeg OSS vulnerability CVE-2023-6605
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Description
In doing an open source scan on the latest opencv 4.11.0.86 from pypi , opencv-python-headless, the scanner detected FFmpeg with the following versions that have vulnerable versions with CVE-2023-6605:
- /opencv_python_headless.libs/libavcodec.so with FFmpeg version n5.1.6
- /cv2/opencv_videoio_ffmpeg4110_.dll version n4.4.5
Can FFmpeg be updated to the latest?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how the precompiled wheels include /opencv_python_headless.libs/libavcodec.so and /cv2/opencv_videoio_ffmpeg4110_.dll, noting the reported FFmpeg versions. Check the wheel build inputs and dependency update process, then verify rebuilt packages no longer contain versions affected by CVE-2023-6605.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- opencv, python
- Domain
- build-system, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100