Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-21724
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the oggvideotools package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ExtractorInformation function in streamExtractor.cpp in oggvideotools 0.9.1 allows remaote attackers to run arbitrary code via opening of crafted ogg file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | oggvideotools | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Debian:13 | oggvideotools | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Debian:14 | oggvideotools | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | oggvideotools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | oggvideotools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | oggvideotools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | oggvideotools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21724 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | oggvideotools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21724 |