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CVE-2024-41217: tsMuxer · Classic Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-41217, organizations should: 1) Avoid processing MKV files from untrusted or unauthenticated sources using tsMuxer until a patch is available. 2) Implement strict input validation and file integrity checks to detect malformed or suspicious MKV files before processing. 3) Run tsMuxer within sandboxed or containerized environments to limit the impact of crashes and prevent broader system disruption. 4) Monitor tsMuxer project communications for official patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly. 5) Employ application whitelisting and restrict user permissions to reduce the risk of exploitation via user interaction. 6) Consider alternative multiplexing tools with no known vulnerabilities if immediate risk reduction is required. 7) Maintain robust incident response procedures to quickly identify and recover from DoS conditions caused by malformed media files.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in tsMuxer version nightly-2024-05-10-02-00-45 allows attackers to cause Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MKV video file.

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