CVE-2020-24020 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFMpeg 4.2.3 in dnn_execute_layer_pad in libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_native_layer_pad.c due to a call to memcpy without length checks, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2021-05-26

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-16757	Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFMpeg 4.2.3 in dnn_execute_layer_pad in libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_native_layer_pad.c due to a call to memcpy without length checks, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

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 Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01551.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=584f396132aa19d21bb1e38ad9a5d428869290cb
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8718

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-26T14:36:15.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:05:11.795Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-24020

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-26T15:15:07.897

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:05:10.010

Link: CVE-2020-24020

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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