#VU70605 Division by zero in FFmpeg - CVE-2020-20892 

 

#VU70605 Division by zero in FFmpeg - CVE-2020-20892

Published: January 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70605
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-20892
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the filter_frame() function in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in FFmpeg. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and crash it.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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