CVE-2020-21688
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5472-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Un uso de memoria previamente liberada de la pila en la función av_freep en el archivo libavutil/mem.c de FFmpeg versión 4.2, permite a atacantes ejecutar código arbitrario
It was discovered that FFmpeg would attempt to divide by zero when using Linear Predictive Coding or AAC codecs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
- 2021-08-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (2)
URL | Tag | Source |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8186 | 2024-08-04 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998 | 2021-11-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Ffmpeg Search vendor "Ffmpeg" | Ffmpeg Search vendor "Ffmpeg" for product "Ffmpeg" | 4.2 Search vendor "Ffmpeg" for product "Ffmpeg" and version "4.2" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
Affected
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