CVE-2020-35965: High severity FFmpeg FFmpeg vulnerability

Published Jan 4, 2021
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Updated

decodeframe in libavcodec/exr.c in FFmpeg 4.3.1 has an out-of-bounds write because of errors in calculations of when to perform memset zero operations.

Affected Software

23 affected componentsFixes available
debian/ffmpeg
7:4.3.7-0+deb11u17:4.3.8-0+deb11u17:5.1.6-0+deb12u17:7.0.2-37:7.1-3
FFmpeg FFmpeg>=4.3.1<4.4
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.1-r4
4.3.1-r4
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg>=4.3.1<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0
alpine/ffmpeg4<4.3.2-r0
4.3.2-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/ffmpeg to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1Fixed in 7:4.3.8-0+deb11u1Fixed in 7:5.1.6-0+deb12u1Fixed in 7:7.0.2-3Fixed in 7:7.1-3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/ffmpeg to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.1-r4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/ffmpeg to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.2-r0
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/ffmpeg4 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.2-r0

Event History

Jan 4, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:07 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:07 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-35965.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is FFmpeg version 4.3.1.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35965?

The severity of CVE-2020-35965 is not specified in the information provided.

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-35965?

To fix CVE-2020-35965, you should update FFmpeg to version 4.3.2 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-35965?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-35965 at the following references: [CVE Details](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-35965), [OSS-Fuzz Issue](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26532), [FFmpeg Commit](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3e5959b3457f7f1856d997261e6ac672bba49e8b).

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