CVE-2020-24995
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 47th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% 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
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d6f293353c94c7ce200f6e0975ae3de49787f91f
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8845Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8859Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8860Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d6f293353c94c7ce200f6e0975ae3de49787f91f
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8845Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8859Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8860Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.