CVE-2020-22037 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in FFmpeg's context allocation allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-22037?
CVE-2020-22037 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22037?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
ffmpeg-4 openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.4-6.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2020-22037?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-22037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-VV92296, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22037, GHSA-2qp4-wwrv-gf4c, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22037, openSUSE-SU-2024:11548-1.