CVE-2020-22037 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ffmpeg	Ffmpeg	4.2
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8281ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8281ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-22037?

CVE-2020-22037 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.

How severe is CVE-2020-22037?

CVE-2020-22037 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-22037?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Debian Debian Linux.