PT-2021-4533 · FFmpeg+5 · Ffmpeg+5

Published

2019-09-11

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Updated

2025-07-11

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CVE-2020-22020

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg version 4.2
Description The issue is related to a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the build diff map function in libavfilter/vf fieldmatch.c. This could allow a remote malicious user to cause a Denial of Service.
Recommendations For FFmpeg version 4.2, consider disabling the build diff map function in libavfilter/vf fieldmatch.c as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the affected library to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2678
BDU:2021-05188
CVE-2020-22020
DLA-2742-1
DSA-4990-1
OESA-2025-1771
OESA-2025-1772
OESA-2025-1773
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:2322-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_2322-1
SUSE-SU-2021:2322-1
SUSE-SU-2021:2929-1
USN-5167-1
USN-5472-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Ffmpeg
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu