CVE-2020-24020

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFMpeg 4.2.3 in dnn_execute_layer_pad in libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_native_layer_pad.c due to a call to memcpy without length checks, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ffmpeg.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8718 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=584f396132aa19d21bb1e38ad9a5d428869290cb

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24020?
CVE-2020-24020 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24020?
To fix CVE-2020-24020, 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-2020-24020 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-24020 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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