Vulnerability · Published Jun 16, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-14212
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the ffmpeg package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FFmpeg through 4.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in avio_get_str in libavformat/aviobuf.c because dnn_backend_native.c calls ff_dnn_load_model_native and a certain index check is omitted.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ffmpeg | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ffmpeg | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ffmpeg | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ffmpeg4 | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ffmpeg4 | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ffmpeg4 | 4.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14212 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14212 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8716 x_refsource_MISC
- https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/?series=1463 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202007-58 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO