Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-22015
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 3.6% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 in mov_write_video_tag due to the out of bounds in libavformat/movenc.c, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service, or execute arbitrary code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ffmpeg4 | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ffmpeg4 | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ffmpeg4 | 4.4.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.2-0+deb11u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.2-0+deb11u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.2-0+deb11u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5472-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8190 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210815 [SECURITY] [DLA 2742-1] ffmpeg security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4990 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN