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FFmpeg: CVE-2020-24995: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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FFmpeg: CVE-2020-24995: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/30/2021
Created
04/05/2021
Added
04/05/2021
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).

Solution(s)

  • ffmpeg-upgrade-4_4

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