CVE-2020-23705
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22...
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted jpeg file.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted jpeg file.
- Record
CVE-2020-23705- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted jpeg file.
- Record
CVE-2020-23705- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16446 No score
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted jpeg file.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16446- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp2h-5w3g-px3m
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22...
A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted jpeg file.
- Record
GHSA-hp2h-5w3g-px3m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-23705 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Rockcarry Ffjpeg, published July 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.