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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-20451

Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.35% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
ffmpeg/ffmpeg · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.