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CVE-2020-22037 json

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-14803

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:4.4.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22037

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22037

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  • ffmpeg-4 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1
  • 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-2025:1128-1SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1

  • ffmpeg-4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.4-6.1
  • ffmpeg openSUSE Leap 15.3 3.4.2-11.17.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11548-1openSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.13 4.3.3-r0
  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +8 more 4.4.1-r0
  • ffmpeg4 Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21, Alpine 3.20 +4 more 4.4.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-22037

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  • ffmpeg Arch Linux 2:4.4.1-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1989

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Exploit prediction

1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • trac.ffmpeg.org https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8281 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

Sources

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