CVE-2020-22042

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ffmpeg.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8267 issue tracking vendor advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998 vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-22042?
CVE-2020-22042 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-22042?
To fix CVE-2020-22042, 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-2020-22042 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-22042 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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