CVE-2020-22030 — Out-of-bounds Write in Ffmpeg

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write7 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.5%
top 36.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FfmpegDebian FfmpegDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMay 27
Latest updateOct 25

Description

A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at libavfilter/af_afade.c in crossfade_samples_fltp, which might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:4.3-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:4.3-2+3
▶Ubuntuffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+2
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg4.2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
ffmpeg vulnerabilities↗2022-06-08
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GHSA
GHSA-g5q9-qwq2-wg6x: A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-22030: A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4↗2021-05-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
FFmpeg vulnerabilities↗2022-06-08
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Debian
CVE-2020-22030: ffmpeg - A heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 at libavfilter/a...↗2020
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
PortGPT: Towards Automated Backporting Using Large Language Models↗2025-10-25
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