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TI-2020-14148 Aliases CVE-2020-21688GHSA-mjfr-374m-86mh

A heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01734 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-21688
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjfr-374m-86mh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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