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CVE-2020-22016

Debian Security Advisory 4990-1

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at libavcodec/get_bits.h when writing .mov files, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.

Una vulnerabilidad de Desbordamiento del Búfer en la región stack de la memoria en FFmpeg versión 4.2 en la biblioteca libavcodec/get_bits.h al escribir archivos .mov, que podría conllevar a una corrupción en la memoria y otras potenciales consecuencias

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-27 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-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ffmpeg
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 Ffmpeg
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 4.2
Search vendor "Ffmpeg" for product "Ffmpeg" and version "4.2"
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 9.0
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 10.0
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Affected