CVE-2020-14212

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2020 at 09:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

FFmpeg through 4.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in avio_get_str in libavformat/aviobuf.c because dnn_backend_native.c calls ff_dnn_load_model_native and a certain index check is omitted.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.3 ≤ v < 4.3.1
Affected range stops below 4.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/?series=1463
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8716

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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