CVE-2020-14212

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ffmpeg.org Vendor Advisory ffmpeg.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8716 patch vendor advisory
https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/?series=1463 not applicable vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14212?
CVE-2020-14212 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14212?
To fix CVE-2020-14212, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-14212 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-14212 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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