CVE-2020-22017
A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at ff_fill_rectangle in libavfilter/drawutils.c, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at ff_fill_rectangle in libavfilter/drawutils.c, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.htmlTechnical Description
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8309Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990Third Party Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.htmlTechnical Description
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8309Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.