8.8high
CVE-2020-22016
A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at libavcodec/get_bits.h when writing .mov files, which might lead to memory corru…
Published 5 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.
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
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- trac.ffmpeg.org /ticket/8183 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00018.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2021/dsa-4990 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2020-22016
- NVD: CVE-2020-22016
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