CVE-2020-23906

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: November 10, 2021 at 09:26 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:05 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

FFmpeg N-98388-g76a3ee996b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted audio file due to insufficient verification of data authenticity.

Affected

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

FFMPEG · Ffmpeg

95%

4.2

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8782

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8782

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-345

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