CVE-2020-20451
First published: Tue May 25 2021(Updated: )
Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg FFmpeg | =4.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| debian/ffmpeg | 7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1 7:5.1.6-0+deb12u1 7:7.0.2-3 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8094
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-20451
- https://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=21265f42ecb265debe9fec1dbfd0cb7de5a8aefb
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-20451
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-20451
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20451
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-20451
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-20451.
What is the title of the vulnerability?
The title of the vulnerability is 'Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.'
What is the affected software?
The affected software is FFmpeg version 4.2.
How can I fix the vulnerability on Ubuntu?
For Ubuntu, upgrade to FFmpeg version 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1, 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1, or 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+ depending on your Ubuntu version.
How can I fix the vulnerability on Debian?
For Debian, upgrade to FFmpeg version 7:4.3.6-0+deb11u1, 7:5.1.3-1, or 7:6.0-7.
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/author
- agent/remedy
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/description
- agent/references
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- vendor/ffmpeg
- canonical/ffmpeg ffmpeg
- version/ffmpeg ffmpeg/4.2
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/9.0
- package-manager/debian