CVE-2020-24995

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Published Mar 30, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-17695	Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.568% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d6f293353c94c7ce200f6e0975ae3de49787f91f
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8845
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8859
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8860

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 30, 2021, 9:19 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:26 PM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 30, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM

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