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CVE-2020-20896 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in function latm_write_packet in libavformat/latmenc.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a Null pointer dereference.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/dd01947397b98e94c3f2a79d5820aaf4594f4d3b CVEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8273 CVEExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/dd01947397b98e94c3f2a79d5820aaf4594f4d3b [email protected]Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8273 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ffmpeg ffmpeg
4.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-20896
NVD Published Date:
Sep 20, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-20896 Details - Not Deferred