vulnerability
FFmpeg: CVE-2020-20451: Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 25, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 25, 2021
Added
May 31, 2021
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
Description
Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.
Solutions
ffmpeg-upgrade-2_8_20ffmpeg-upgrade-3_2_18ffmpeg-upgrade-3_4_11ffmpeg-upgrade-4_1_10ffmpeg-upgrade-4_2_7ffmpeg-upgrade-4_3
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