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CVE-2020-21697

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4...

6.5 MediumFix available

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi 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

0.92%Up 0.4 points since Aug 11, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
CVE-2020-21697
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
CVE-2020-21697
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-14465 No score

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
EUVD-2020-14465
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwpm-jv39-pc73 No score

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4...

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
GHSA-qwpm-jv39-pc73
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
CVE-2020-21697
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-21697 6.5

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21697
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2025-1771 8.8

ffmpeg security update

FFmpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.

Security Fix(es):

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.(CVE-2020-21697)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at convolution_y_10bit in libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22019)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 in the build_diff_map function in libavfilter/vf_fieldmatch.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22020)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at filter_edges function in libavfilter/vf_yadif.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22021)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 in the config_input function at libavfilter/af_tremolo.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22026)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.(CVE-2020-22037)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_v4l2_m2m_create_context function in v4l2_m2m.c.(CVE-2020-22038)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the inavi_add_ientry function.(CVE-2020-22039)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak at the fifo_alloc_common function in libavutil/fifo.c.(CVE-2020-22043)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c.(CVE-2020-22044)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the filter_frame function in vf_tile.c.(CVE-2020-22051)

Integer Overflow vulnerability in function filter16_roberts in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts.(CVE-2021-38090)

A reachable assertion in FFmpeg git-master commit N-113007-g8d24a28d06 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted AAC file.(CVE-2025-22919)

FFmpeg git-master,N-113007-g8d24a28d06 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c.(CVE-2025-22921)

Record
OESA-2025-1771
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
OSVOESA-2025-1772 8.8

ffmpeg security update

FFmpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.

Security Fix(es):

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.(CVE-2020-21697)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at convolution_y_10bit in libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22019)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 in the build_diff_map function in libavfilter/vf_fieldmatch.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22020)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at filter_edges function in libavfilter/vf_yadif.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22021)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 in the config_input function at libavfilter/af_tremolo.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22026)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.(CVE-2020-22037)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_v4l2_m2m_create_context function in v4l2_m2m.c.(CVE-2020-22038)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the inavi_add_ientry function.(CVE-2020-22039)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak at the fifo_alloc_common function in libavutil/fifo.c.(CVE-2020-22043)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c.(CVE-2020-22044)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the filter_frame function in vf_tile.c.(CVE-2020-22051)

Integer Overflow vulnerability in function filter16_roberts in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts.(CVE-2021-38090)

A reachable assertion in FFmpeg git-master commit N-113007-g8d24a28d06 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted AAC file.(CVE-2025-22919)

FFmpeg git-master,N-113007-g8d24a28d06 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c.(CVE-2025-22921)

Record
OESA-2025-1772
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
OSVOESA-2025-1773 8.8

ffmpeg security update

FFmpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.

Security Fix(es):

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.(CVE-2020-21697)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at convolution_y_10bit in libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22019)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 in the build_diff_map function in libavfilter/vf_fieldmatch.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22020)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.2 at filter_edges function in libavfilter/vf_yadif.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22021)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 in the config_input function at libavfilter/af_tremolo.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.(CVE-2020-22026)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.(CVE-2020-22037)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_v4l2_m2m_create_context function in v4l2_m2m.c.(CVE-2020-22038)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the inavi_add_ientry function.(CVE-2020-22039)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak at the fifo_alloc_common function in libavutil/fifo.c.(CVE-2020-22043)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c.(CVE-2020-22044)

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the filter_frame function in vf_tile.c.(CVE-2020-22051)

Integer Overflow vulnerability in function filter16_roberts in libavfilter/vf_convolution.c in Ffmpeg 4.2.1, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts.(CVE-2021-38090)

A reachable assertion in FFmpeg git-master commit N-113007-g8d24a28d06 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted AAC file.(CVE-2025-22919)

FFmpeg git-master,N-113007-g8d24a28d06 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c.(CVE-2025-22921)

Record
OESA-2025-1773
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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-21697 6.5

A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21697
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:2919-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-9721: Fix denial of service in the subtitle decoder in handle_open_brace from libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c (bsc#1129714).
  • CVE-2020-22046: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the avpriv_float_dsp_allocl function in libavutil/float_dsp.c (bsc#1186849).
  • CVE-2020-22048: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get function in framepool.c (bsc#1186859).
  • CVE-2020-22049: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the wtvfile_open_sector function in wtvdec.c (bsc#1186861).
  • CVE-2020-22054: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function in dict.c (bsc#1186863).
  • CVE-2020-21688: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c (bsc#1189348).
  • CVE-2020-21697: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c (bsc#1189350).
  • CVE-2021-38114: Fixed a not checked return value of the init_vlc function (bsc#1189142).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:2919-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2919-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-9721: Fix denial of service in the subtitle decoder in handle_open_brace from libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c (bsc#1129714).
  • CVE-2020-22046: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the avpriv_float_dsp_allocl function in libavutil/float_dsp.c (bsc#1186849).
  • CVE-2020-22048: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get function in framepool.c (bsc#1186859).
  • CVE-2020-22049: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the wtvfile_open_sector function in wtvdec.c (bsc#1186861).
  • CVE-2020-22054: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function in dict.c (bsc#1186863).
  • CVE-2020-21688: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c (bsc#1189348).
  • CVE-2020-21697: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c (bsc#1189350).
  • CVE-2021-38114: Fixed a not checked return value of the init_vlc function (bsc#1189142).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2919-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2929-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-9721: Fixed a denial of service in the subtitle decoder in handle_open_brace from libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c (bsc#1129714).
  • CVE-2020-22046: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the avpriv_float_dsp_allocl function in libavutil/float_dsp.c (bsc#1186849).
  • CVE-2020-22048: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get function in framepool.c (bsc#1186859).
  • CVE-2020-22049: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability caused by a memory leak in the wtvfile_open_sector function in wtvdec.c (bsc#1186861).
  • CVE-2020-22054: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function in dict.c (bsc#1186863).
  • CVE-2020-13904: Fixed use-after-free via a crafted EXTINF duration in an m3u8 file (bsc#1172640).
  • CVE-2020-21041: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability via apng_do_inverse_blend in libavcodec/pngenc.c (bsc#1186406).
  • CVE-2019-17539: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c (bsc# 1154065).
  • CVE-2020-22026: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in config_input() at libavfilter/af_tremolo.c (bsc#1186583).
  • CVE-2020-22021: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in filter_edges function in libavfilter/vf_yadif.c (bsc#1186586).
  • CVE-2020-22020: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in build_diff_map() in libavfilter/vf_fieldmatch.c (bsc#1186587).
  • CVE-2020-22015: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in mov_write_video_tag() due to the out of bounds in libavformat/movenc.c (bsc#1186596).
  • CVE-2020-22016: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavcodec/get_bits.h when writing .mov files (bsc#1186598).
  • CVE-2020-22017: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ff_fill_rectangle() in libavfilter/drawutils.c (bsc#1186600).
  • CVE-2020-22022: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in filter_frame at libavfilter/vf_fieldorder.c (bsc#1186603).
  • CVE-2020-22023: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in filter_frame at libavfilter/vf_bitplanenoise.c (bsc#1186604)
  • CVE-2020-22025: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gaussian_blur at libavfilter/vf_edgedetect.c (bsc#1186605).
  • CVE-2020-22031: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_w3fdif.c in filter16_complex_low() (bsc#1186613).
  • CVE-2020-22032: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_edgedetect.c in gaussian_blur() (bsc#1186614).
  • CVE-2020-22034: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_floodfill.c (bsc#1186616).
  • CVE-2020-20451: Fixed denial of service issue due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c (bsc#1186658).
  • CVE-2020-20448: Fixed divide by zero issue via libavcodec/ratecontrol.c (bsc#1186660).
  • CVE-2020-22038: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the ff_v4l2_m2m_create_context function in v4l2_m2m.c (bsc#1186757).
  • CVE-2020-22039: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the inavi_add_ientry function (bsc#1186758).
  • CVE-2020-22043: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak at the fifo_alloc_common function in libavutil/fifo.c (bsc#1186762).
  • CVE-2020-22044: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c (bsc#1186763).
  • CVE-2020-22033,CVE-2020-22019: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c in convolution_y_8bit() and in convolution_y_10bit() in libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c (bsc#1186615, bsc#1186597).
  • CVE-2020-21688: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c (bsc#1189348).
  • CVE-2020-21697: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c (bsc#1189350).
  • CVE-2021-38114: Fixed a not checked return value of the init_vlc function (bsc#1189142).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2929-1
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
OSVUSN-5472-1 No score

ffmpeg vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FFmpeg would attempt to divide by zero when using Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) or AAC codecs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2020-20445, CVE-2020-20446, CVE-2020-20453)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-20450)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled file conversion to APNG format. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21041)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled remuxing RTP-hint tracks. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21688)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain specially crafted AVI files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21697)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled writing MOV video tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2020-22015)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled writing MOV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-22016)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory when using certain filters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-22017, CVE-2020-22020, CVE-2020-22022, CVE-2020-22023, CVE-2022-22025, CVE-2020-22026, CVE-2020-22028, CVE-2020-22031, CVE-2020-22032, CVE-2020-22034, CVE-2020-22036, CVE-2020-22042)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory when using certain filters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2020-22019, CVE-2020-22021, CVE-2020-22033)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory when using certain filters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2020-22027, CVE-2020-22029, CVE-2020-22030, CVE-2020-22035)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain specially crafted JPEG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2020-22037)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly performed calculations in EXR codec. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-35965)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not verify return values of functions init_vlc and init_get_bits. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-38114, CVE-2021-38171)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1475)

Record
USN-5472-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
Debian:12
before 7:4.4-5
7:4.4-5
ffmpeg
Debian:13
before 7:4.4-5
7:4.4-5
ffmpeg
Debian:14
before 7:4.4-5
7:4.4-5
ffmpeg
Debian:11
before 7:4.3.3-0+deb11u1, plus listed versions
7:4.3.2-0+deb11u27:4.3.2-17:4.3.2-2
7:4.3.3-0+deb11u1
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
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3
before 4.2.4-24.oe2203sp3
4.2.4-24.oe2203sp3
ffmpeg
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4
before 4.2.4-24.oe2203sp4
4.2.4-24.oe2203sp4
ffmpeg
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4
before 4.2.4-24.oe2003sp4
4.2.4-24.oe2003sp4
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.0
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Manager Server 4.0
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
before 3.4.2-4.34.2
3.4.2-4.34.2
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm2, 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+esm1
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm2
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
7:3.3.4-27:3.3.4-2build37:3.4-2ubuntu27:3.4-47:3.4-4build1
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7:3.4.1-17:3.4.1-1build17:3.4.2-17:3.4.2-1build17:3.4.2-27:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
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
ffmpeg
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
7:4.1.4-1build27:4.2.1-27:4.2.1-2ubuntu17:4.2.2-1build17:4.2.2-1ubuntu17:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
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
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.6+dfsg-15.15.6+dfsg-25.15.7+dfsg-25.15.8+dfsg-15.15.8+dfsg-1build1
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5.15.8+dfsg-1build25.15.8+dfsg-25.15.9+dfsg-15.15.9+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-25.15.15+dfsg-2build25.15.15+dfsg-2ubuntu15.15.16+dfsg-15.15.16+dfsg-1ubuntu25.15.16+dfsg-1ubuntu45.15.16+dfsg-35.15.16+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.18+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-2build15.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg2-1
None known
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.19+dfsg2-45.15.19+dfsg2-65.15.19+dfsg2-7
None known
qtwebengine-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.19+dfsg2-15.15.19+dfsg2-1build15.15.19+dfsg2-25.15.19+dfsg2-35.15.19+dfsg2-45.15.19+dfsg2-4ubuntu0.1~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
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions
7:4.4-6ubuntu57:4.4.1-2ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu17:4.4.1-3ubuntu27:4.4.1-3ubuntu37:4.4.1-3ubuntu5
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ffmpeg
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
before 3.4.2-11.8.2
3.4.2-11.8.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2020-21697 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ffmpeg, published August 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:4.4-5.

References

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