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CVE-2020-20896 json

An issue was discovered in function latm_write_packet in libavformat/latmenc.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Servi…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-13676

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in function latm_write_packet in libavformat/latmenc.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a Null pointer dereference.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:4.3-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20896

  • ffmpeg SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
  • ffmpeg SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 +3 more 3.4.2-11.17.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1

  • ffmpeg openSUSE Leap 15.3 3.4.2-11.17.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1

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Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • trac.ffmpeg.org https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8273 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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