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CVE-2020-20892

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2...

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.4 points since Sep 21, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
CVE-2020-20892
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-369
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
CVE-2020-20892
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-13672 No score

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
EUVD-2020-13672
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjpj-c8p5-7mqj No score

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2...

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
GHSA-pjpj-c8p5-7mqj
Weakness
CWE-369
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
CVE-2020-20892
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-20892 8.8

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20892
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-20892 8.8

An issue was discovered in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts due to a division by zero.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20892
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3566: Fixed information leak (bsc#1189166).
  • CVE-2021-38093: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_robert() (bsc#1190734)
  • CVE-2021-38092: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_prewitt() (bsc#1190733)
  • CVE-2021-38094: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_sobel() (bsc#1190735)
  • CVE-2020-22037: Fixed denial of service vulnerability caused by memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3() (bsc#1186756)
  • CVE-2020-35965: Fixed out-of-bounds write in decode_frame() (bsc#1187852)
  • CVE-2020-20892: Fixed an issue with filter_frame() (bsc#1190719)
  • CVE-2020-20891: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in config_input() (bsc#1190718)
  • CVE-2020-20895: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in function filter_vertically_##name (bsc#1190722)
  • CVE-2020-20896: Fixed an issue with latm_write_packet() (bsc#1190723)
  • CVE-2020-20899: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in config_props() (bsc#1190726)
  • CVE-2020-20902: Fixed an out-of-bounds read vulnerabilit long_term_filter() (bsc#1190729)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3566: Fixed information leak (bsc#1189166).
  • CVE-2021-38093: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_robert() (bsc#1190734)
  • CVE-2021-38092: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_prewitt() (bsc#1190733)
  • CVE-2021-38094: Fixed integer overflow vulnerability in filter_sobel() (bsc#1190735)
  • CVE-2020-22037: Fixed denial of service vulnerability caused by memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3() (bsc#1186756)
  • CVE-2020-35965: Fixed out-of-bounds write in decode_frame() (bsc#1187852)
  • CVE-2020-20892: Fixed an issue with filter_frame() (bsc#1190719)
  • CVE-2020-20891: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in config_input() (bsc#1190718)
  • CVE-2020-20895: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in function filter_vertically_##name (bsc#1190722)
  • CVE-2020-20896: Fixed an issue with latm_write_packet() (bsc#1190723)
  • CVE-2020-20899: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in config_props() (bsc#1190726)
  • CVE-2020-20902: Fixed an out-of-bounds read vulnerabilit long_term_filter() (bsc#1190729)
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-3109: Fixed null pointer dereference in vp3_decode_frame() (bsc#1206442).
  • CVE-2020-22042: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability led by a memory leak in the link_filter_inouts function in libavfilter/graphparser.c. (bsc#1186761)
  • CVE-2021-38094: Fixed an integer overflow vulnerability in function filter_sobel in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c (bsc#1190735).
  • CVE-2021-38093: Fixed an integer Overflow vulnerability in function filter_robert in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c (bsc#1190734).
  • CVE-2021-38092: Fixed an Integer Overflow vulnerability in function filter_prewitt in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c (bsc#1190733).
  • CVE-2020-22037: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c (bsc#1186756).
  • CVE-2021-3566: Fixed an exposure of sensitive information on ffmpeg version prior to 4.3 (bsc#1189166).
  • CVE-2020-35965: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in decode_frame in libavcodec/exr.c (bsc#1187852).
  • CVE-2020-20892: Fixed a division by zero in function filter_frame in libavfilter/vf_lenscorrection.c (bsc#1190719).
  • CVE-2020-20891: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in function config_input in libavfilter/vf_gblur.c (bsc#1190718).
  • CVE-2020-20895: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in function filter_vertically_##name in libavfilter/vf_avgblur.c (bsc#1190722).
  • CVE-2020-20896: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in function latm_write_packet in libavformat/latmenc.c (bsc#1190723).
  • CVE-2020-20899: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in function config_props in libavfilter/vf_bwdif.c (bsc#1190726).
  • CVE-2020-20902: Fixed an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in long_term_filter function in g729postfilter.c (bsc#1190729).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5167-1 No score

ffmpeg vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly verify certain input when processing video and audio files. An attacker could possibly use this to send specially crafted input to the application, force a division by zero, and cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2020-20445, CVE-2020-20446, CVE-2020-20453, CVE-2020-20892)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly perform certain bit shift and memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-20902)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly perform memory management operations in various of its functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send specially crafted input to the application and cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21041, CVE-2020-20451, CVE-2020-21688, CVE-2020-21697, CVE-2020-22020, CVE-2020-22021, CVE-2020-22022, CVE-2020-22025, CVE-2020-22031, CVE-2020-22032, CVE-2020-22037, CVE-2020-22040, CVE-2020-22041, CVE-2020-22042, CVE-2020-22044)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly perform memory management operations in various of its functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send specially crafted input to the application and cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-22016, CVE-2020-22046, CVE-2020-22049, CVE-2020-22054)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly perform memory management operations in various of its functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send specially crafted input to the application and cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-35965)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly handle data assigned to the tty demuxer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send specially crafted input to the application and expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3566)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not perform checks on function return values when encoding and formatting input video and audio files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-38114, CVE-2021-38171)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not properly sanitize function returned data when calculating frame duration values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an assertion failure and then cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2021-38291)

Record
USN-5167-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
Debian:12
before 7:4.3-2
7:4.3-2
ffmpeg
Debian:13
before 7:4.3-2
7:4.3-2
ffmpeg
Debian:14
before 7:4.3-2
7:4.3-2
ffmpeg
Debian:9
before 7:3.2.18-0+deb9u1, plus listed versions
7:3.2.10-1~deb9u17:3.2.10-1~deb9u1~bpo8+17:3.2.11-1~deb9u17:3.2.12-1~deb9u17:3.2.14-1~deb9u1
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7:3.2.15-0+deb9u17:3.2.15-0+deb9u27:3.2.15-0+deb9u37:3.2.15-0+deb9u47:3.2.16-1+deb9u17:3.2.5-17:3.2.6-17:3.2.7-1~deb9u17:3.2.8-1~deb9u17:3.2.9-1~deb9u1
7:3.2.18-0+deb9u1
ffmpeg
Debian:10
before 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1, plus listed versions
7:4.1.3-17:4.1.4-17:4.1.4-1~deb10u17:4.1.6-1~deb10u17:4.1.8-0+deb10u1
7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
before 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
3.4.2-150000.4.44.1
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1
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7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.9.1+dfsg-45.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu15.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu15.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu15.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu15.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu25.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2+esm1
None known
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.12.4+dfsg-1ubuntu15.12.4+dfsg-1ubuntu35.12.5+dfsg-3ubuntu15.12.5+dfsg-6ubuntu25.12.5+dfsg-7
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5.12.5+dfsg-7build15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1+esm1
None known
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4, plus listed versions
7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1
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7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm27:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm3
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4
ffmpeg
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
before 3.4.2-11.17.1
3.4.2-11.17.1

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-20892 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ffmpeg, published September 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:4.3-2.

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