USN-6430-1

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    USN-6430-1

    Published: 12 Oct 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: ffmpeg vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly handle certain inputs in vf_lagfun.c, resulting in a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-22024) It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly managed memory in avienc.c, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2020-22039) It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain files due to a memory leak in frame.c. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash. This issue affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-22040) It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain files due to a memory leak in fifo.c. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2020-22043) It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain files due to a memory leak in vf_tile.c. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MOV file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-22051) It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain MOV files in timecode.c, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service using a crafted MOV file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-28429)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ffmpeg

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm6

    Affected versions

    7:2.7.2-1build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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