NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FFMPEG-1297825
  • published1 Dec 2021
  • disclosed25 May 2021

Introduced: 25 May 2021

CVE-2020-20450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 ffmpeg to version 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

FFmpeg 4.2 is affected by null pointer dereference passed as argument to libavformat/aviobuf.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

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