# CVE-2020-12284: cbs\_jpeg\_split\_fragment in libavcodec/cbs\_jpeg.c in FFmpeg 4.1 and 4.2.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow during JPEG\_MARKER\_SOS handling be

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

cbs_jpeg_split_fragment in libavcodec/cbs_jpeg.c in FFmpeg 4.1 and 4.2.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow during JPEG_MARKER_SOS handling because of a missing length check.

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## References

- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/1812352d767ccf5431aa440123e2e260a4db2726
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=19734
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a3a3730b5456ca00587455004d40c047f7b20a99

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