# CVE-2020-36138: 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 (Do

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-11 · Updated: 2024-10-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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).

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## References

- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8960
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/292e41ce650a7b5ca5de4ae87fff0d6a90d9fc97
- https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-November/272001.html

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