Vulnerability · Published May 25, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-20451
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the ffmpeg package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20451 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20451 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20451 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8094 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211114 [SECURITY] [DLA 2818-1] ffmpeg security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST