CVE-2020-21697

Published Aug 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4998-1 ffmpeg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-14465 A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5167-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5472-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 2:30 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 10, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:03 AM