What is CVE-2020-23906?

CVE-2020-23906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-23906?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-23906 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2020-23906

FFmpeg N-98388-g76a3ee996b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted audio file due to insufficient verification of data authenticity.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

akaganeite/CVE4PP

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23906?: CVE-2020-23906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-23906?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-23906 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.