Description
A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at ff_fill_rectangle in libavfilter/drawutils.c, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
Published: 2021-05-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4990-1 ffmpeg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-14783 A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at ff_fill_rectangle in libavfilter/drawutils.c, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5472-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History

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Debian Debian Linux
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:30:33.843Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-22017

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-27T19:15:08.027

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:13:00.960

Link: CVE-2020-22017

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