Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg
CVE-2020-14212
FFmpeg through 4.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in avio_get_str in libavformat/aviobuf.c because dnn_backend_native.c calls ff_dnn_load_model_native and a certain index check is omitted.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8716 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/ (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14212?
- CVE-2020-14212 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14212?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.