ubuntu-cve-2020-36138
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-08-11 14:15
Modified
2025-07-16 04:56
Summary
Details
An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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},
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"binary_name": "ffmpeg-doc",
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},
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"binary_name": "libpostproc-dev",
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"binary_name": "libswresample-dev",
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},
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"binary_name": "libswscale-dev",
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"binary_name": "libswscale5",
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "ffmpeg",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:4.4-6ubuntu5?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "7:4.4-6ubuntu5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
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"versions": []
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "An issue was discovered in decode_frame in libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg version 4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36138",
"modified": "2025-07-16T04:56:23Z",
"published": "2023-08-11T14:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36138"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-November/272001.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/292e41ce650a7b5ca5de4ae87fff0d6a90d9fc97"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8960"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36138"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2020-36138"
],
"withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:46:16Z"
}
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