CVE-2020-24995
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1...
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- Record
CVE-2020-24995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- Record
CVE-2020-24995- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17695 No score
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- Record
EUVD-2020-17695- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcg4-7x25-pqcr No score
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1...
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- Record
GHSA-jcg4-7x25-pqcr- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Buffer overflow vulnerability in sniff_channel_order function in aacdec_template.c in ffmpeg 3.1.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (local).
- Record
CVE-2020-24995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24995 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ffmpeg, published March 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8845
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d6f293353c94c7ce200f6e0975ae3de49787f91f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24995
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcg4-7x25-pqcr