CVE-2020-22040: ffmpeg
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-22040DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22040
Published 01-06-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-22040 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 01-06-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 idue to a memory leak in the v_frame_alloc function in frame.c.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.03% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.03%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (trac.ffmpeg.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:4.3-2
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL4.2
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm3 | < 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm2 | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm2
3 vendors · 3 products
