CVE-2020-36138

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Published Aug 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-23716	An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.225% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/292e41ce650a7b5ca5de4ae87fff0d6a90d9fc97
https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-November/272001.html
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8960

History

Oct 9, 2024 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 9, 2024, 5:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 11, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 9, 2024, 5:52 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 11, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

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