Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19824
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity race condition in the mpv package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in MPV v.0.29.1 fixed in v0.30 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and crash program via the ao_c parameter.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mpv | 0.30.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Debian:13 | mpv | 0.30.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Debian:14 | mpv | 0.30.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mpv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mpv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mpv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mpv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19824 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mpv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19824 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H