Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-13904
CVE-2020-13904
Description
FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.2.3 has a use-after-free via a crafted EXTINF duration in an m3u8 file because parse_playlist in libavformat/hls.c frees a pointer, and later that pointer is accessed in av_probe_input_format3 in libavformat/format.c.
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Affected products
29cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- FFmpeg/FFmpegdescription
- osv-coords20 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ffmpeg&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0
< 3.4.2-11.3.1+ 19 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-4.34.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/6959358683c7533f586c07a766acc5fe9544d8b2nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8673nvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722nvdThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/20200529033905.41926-1-lq%40chinaffmpeg.org/nvd
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