CVE-2020-22041

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the av_buffersrc_add_frame_flags function in buffersrc.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 74.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 1, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.html
cve@mitrehttps://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8296
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8296

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (Memory Leak)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-22041?

CVE-2020-22041 is a medium vulnerability published on June 1, 2021. A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the avbuffersrcaddframeflags function in buffersrc.

When was CVE-2020-22041 disclosed?

CVE-2020-22041 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 1, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-22041 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-22041 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-22041?

CVE-2020-22041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-22041?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-22041, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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