Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-21601
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libde265 package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libde265 v1.0.4 contains a stack buffer overflow in the put_qpel_fallback function, which can be exploited via a crafted a file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21601 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21601 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/issues/241
- DSA-5346 vendor-advisory