CVE-2020-36138
An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).
- 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
- 1.23% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% 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://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/292e41ce650a7b5ca5de4ae87fff0d6a90d9fc97Patch
- https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-November/272001.htmlPatch
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8960Patch
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/292e41ce650a7b5ca5de4ae87fff0d6a90d9fc97Patch
- https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-November/272001.htmlPatch
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8960Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.