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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2020-22015

High
8.8/10

Summary

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg before 4.1.7, 4.2-dev before 4.2.5, 4.3-dev and above in mov_write_video_tag due to the out of bounds in libavformat/movenc.c, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service, or execute arbitrary code.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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