CVE-2020-22042 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak is affected by: memory leak in the link_filter_inouts function in libavfilter/graphparser.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	11.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8267ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998Third Party Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8267ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-22042?

CVE-2020-22042 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 is affected by: memory leak in the link_filter_inouts function in libavfilter/graphparser.c.

How severe is CVE-2020-22042?

CVE-2020-22042 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-2020-22042?

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