# CVE-2020-20902: A CWE-125: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in long\_term\_filter function in g729postfilter.c in FFmpeg 4.2.1 during computation of th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A CWE-125: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in long_term_filter function in g729postfilter.c in FFmpeg 4.2.1 during computation of the denominator of pseudo-normalized correlation R'(0), that could result in disclosure of information.

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## References

- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8176
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c61661a2cbe1b8b284c80ada1c2fdddf4992cad

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