CVE-2020-22056: Medium severity FFmpeg FFmpeg vulnerability

Published Jun 2, 2021
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Updated

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the configinput function in afacrossover.c.

Affected Software

1 affected component
FFmpeg FFmpeg=4.2

Event History

Jun 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:55 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:55 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this FFmpeg vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of this FFmpeg vulnerability is CVE-2020-22056.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2020-22056?

CVE-2020-22056 has a severity rating of medium, with a value of 6.5 (out of 10).

3

What is the description of CVE-2020-22056?

CVE-2020-22056 is a Denial of Service vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the config_input function in af_acrossover.c.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-22056?

FFmpeg 4.2 is affected by CVE-2020-22056.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-22056?

It is recommended to update FFmpeg to a version that includes the fix for CVE-2020-22056.

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