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Plain-English summary
This issue affects FFmpeg 4.2 code used for video filtering. A heap buffer overflow in the bm3d filter could corrupt memory when processing crafted media. The public record does not provide a CVSS score, confirmed exploitation, or detailed affected package ranges.
Executive priority
Prioritize systems that ingest public or customer-supplied media. The lack of a severity score lowers certainty, but memory corruption in a media parser can create meaningful operational risk.
Technical view
CVE-2020-22035 is a heap-based buffer overflow in get_block_row within libavfilter/vf_bm3d.c in FFmpeg 4.2. The stated impact is memory corruption and unspecified potential consequences. Debian addressed FFmpeg vulnerabilities in DSA-4990, but the source bundle does not provide exploit details or a dedicated upstream fix statement.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where FFmpeg 4.2 processes untrusted or user-supplied media, especially workflows enabling video filters. Exact affected vendor/package ranges are incomplete in the provided CVE data.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not report active exploitation. Treat exploitability as unconfirmed from this bundle, not disproven.
Researcher notes
The public CVE record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, or detailed impact analysis is provided. Analysis should stay anchored to FFmpeg 4.2, the bm3d filter path, and Debian’s advisory until stronger vendor details are available.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory FFmpeg versions in applications, containers, and media-processing workers.
- Upgrade FFmpeg using vendor or distribution security guidance, including Debian DSA-4990 where applicable.
- Reduce processing of untrusted media on outdated FFmpeg builds.
- Disable unnecessary video filtering paths if vendor updates are not immediately available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether FFmpeg 4.2 is present in runtime images and hosts.
- Review media pipelines for untrusted upload, transcoding, or filtering workflows.
- Check whether distribution packages include fixes from Debian DSA-4990 or equivalent advisories.
- Verify deployed FFmpeg versions after patching.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8262CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4990CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
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CWE details
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