#VU70606 Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2020-20891 

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#VU70606 Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2020-20891

Published: January 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70606
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-20891
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the config_input() function in libavfilter/vf_gblur.c in FFmpeg. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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