What is CVE-2020-22056?

CVE-2020-22056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-22056?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2020-22056

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the config_input function in af_acrossover.c.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 4.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-22056?: CVE-2020-22056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-22056?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.