A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get function in framepool.c.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2929-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2019-9721: Fixed a denial of service in the subtitle decoder in handle_open_brace from     libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c (bsc#1129714).
    - CVE-2020-22046: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the     avpriv_float_dsp_allocl function in libavutil/float_dsp.c (bsc#1186849).
    - CVE-2020-22048: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get     function in framepool.c (bsc#1186859).
    - CVE-2020-22049: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability caused by a memory leak in the     wtvfile_open_sector function in wtvdec.c (bsc#1186861).
    - CVE-2020-22054: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function     in dict.c (bsc#1186863).
    - CVE-2020-13904: Fixed use-after-free via a crafted EXTINF duration in an m3u8 file (bsc#1172640).
    - CVE-2020-21041: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability via apng_do_inverse_blend in libavcodec/pngenc.c     (bsc#1186406).
    - CVE-2019-17539: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c (bsc# 1154065).
    - CVE-2020-22026: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in config_input() at libavfilter/af_tremolo.c     (bsc#1186583).
    - CVE-2020-22021: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in filter_edges function in libavfilter/vf_yadif.c     (bsc#1186586).
    - CVE-2020-22020: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in build_diff_map() in libavfilter/vf_fieldmatch.c     (bsc#1186587).
    - CVE-2020-22015: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in mov_write_video_tag() due to the out of bounds in     libavformat/movenc.c (bsc#1186596).
    - CVE-2020-22016: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavcodec/get_bits.h when writing     .mov files (bsc#1186598).
    - CVE-2020-22017: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ff_fill_rectangle() in     libavfilter/drawutils.c (bsc#1186600).
    - CVE-2020-22022: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in filter_frame at     libavfilter/vf_fieldorder.c (bsc#1186603).
    - CVE-2020-22023: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in filter_frame at     libavfilter/vf_bitplanenoise.c (bsc#1186604)
    - CVE-2020-22025: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gaussian_blur at     libavfilter/vf_edgedetect.c (bsc#1186605).
    - CVE-2020-22031: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_w3fdif.c in     filter16_complex_low() (bsc#1186613).
    - CVE-2020-22032: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_edgedetect.c in     gaussian_blur() (bsc#1186614).
    - CVE-2020-22034: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability at libavfilter/vf_floodfill.c     (bsc#1186616).
    - CVE-2020-20451: Fixed denial of service issue due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c     (bsc#1186658).
    - CVE-2020-20448: Fixed divide by zero issue via libavcodec/ratecontrol.c (bsc#1186660).
    - CVE-2020-22038: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the     ff_v4l2_m2m_create_context function in v4l2_m2m.c (bsc#1186757).
    - CVE-2020-22039: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the inavi_add_ientry     function (bsc#1186758).
    - CVE-2020-22043: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak at the fifo_alloc_common     function in libavutil/fifo.c (bsc#1186762).
    - CVE-2020-22044: Fixed denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in the     url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c (bsc#1186763).
    - CVE-2020-22033,CVE-2020-22019: Fixed a heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at     libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c in convolution_y_8bit() and in convolution_y_10bit() in     libavfilter/vf_vmafmotion.c (bsc#1186615, bsc#1186597).
    - CVE-2020-21688: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c (bsc#1189348).
    - CVE-2020-21697: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in     libavformat/mpegenc.c (bsc#1189350).
    - CVE-2021-38114: Fixed a not checked return value of the init_vlc function (bsc#1189142).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-936091 advisory.

    A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get     function in framepool.c.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2818 advisory.

  - FFmpeg 4.2 is affected by a Divide By Zero issue via libavcodec/lpc.h, which allows a remote malicious     user to cause a Denial of Service. (CVE-2020-20445)

  - FFmpeg 4.2 is affected by a Divide By Zero issue via libavcodec/aacpsy.c, which allows a remote malicious     user to cause a Denial of Service. (CVE-2020-20446)

  - Denial of Service issue in FFmpeg 4.2 due to resource management errors via fftools/cmdutils.c.
    (CVE-2020-20451)

  - FFmpeg 4.2 is affected by a Divide By Zero issue via libavcodec/aaccoder, which allows a remote malicious     user to cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2020-20453)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at     options.c. (CVE-2020-22037)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     av_buffersrc_add_frame_flags function in buffersrc. (CVE-2020-22041)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     url_open_dyn_buf_internal function in libavformat/aviobuf.c. (CVE-2020-22044)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the avpriv_float_dsp_allocl     function in libavutil/float_dsp.c. (CVE-2020-22046)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get     function in framepool.c. (CVE-2020-22048)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the wtvfile_open_sector     function in wtvdec.c. (CVE-2020-22049)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function in     dict.c. (CVE-2020-22054)

  - adts_decode_extradata in libavformat/adtsenc.c in FFmpeg 4.4 does not check the init_get_bits return     value, which is a necessary step because the second argument to init_get_bits can be crafted.
    (CVE-2021-38171)

  - FFmpeg version (git commit de8e6e67e7523e48bb27ac224a0b446df05e1640) suffers from a an assertion failure     at src/libavutil/mathematics.c. (CVE-2021-38291)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2919-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2019-9721: Fix denial of service in the subtitle decoder in handle_open_brace from     libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c (bsc#1129714).
    - CVE-2020-22046: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     avpriv_float_dsp_allocl function in libavutil/float_dsp.c (bsc#1186849).
    - CVE-2020-22048: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     ff_frame_pool_get function in framepool.c (bsc#1186859).
    - CVE-2020-22049: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     wtvfile_open_sector function in wtvdec.c (bsc#1186861).
    - CVE-2020-22054: Fix a denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the     av_dict_set function in dict.c (bsc#1186863).
    - CVE-2020-21688: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c (bsc#1189348).
    - CVE-2020-21697: Fixed a heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in     libavformat/mpegenc.c (bsc#1189350).
    - CVE-2021-38114: Fixed a not checked return value of the init_vlc function (bsc#1189142).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:2919-1 advisory.

  - A denial of service in the subtitle decoder in FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.1 allows attackers to hog the CPU via a     crafted video file in Matroska format, because handle_open_brace in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a     complex format argument to sscanf. (CVE-2019-9721)

  - A heap-use-after-free in the av_freep function in libavutil/mem.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows attackers to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21688)

  - A heap-use-after-free in the mpeg_mux_write_packet function in libavformat/mpegenc.c of FFmpeg 4.2 allows     to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted avi file. (CVE-2020-21697)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the avpriv_float_dsp_allocl     function in libavutil/float_dsp.c. (CVE-2020-22046)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the ff_frame_pool_get     function in framepool.c. (CVE-2020-22048)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the wtvfile_open_sector     function in wtvdec.c. (CVE-2020-22049)

  - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in the av_dict_set function in     dict.c. (CVE-2020-22054)

  - libavcodec/dnxhddec.c in FFmpeg 4.4 does not check the return value of the init_vlc function, a similar     issue to CVE-2013-0868. (CVE-2021-38114)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
322833	SUSE SLES15: libavcodec-devel / libavcodec57 / libavcodec57-32bit / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:2929-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
267443	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: ffmpeg (UTSA-2025-936091)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
155346	Debian DLA-2818-1 : ffmpeg - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
153011	SUSE SLED15: ffmpeg / libavcodec-devel / libavcodec57 / libavdevice57 / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:2919-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
153007	openSUSE 15 Security Update : ffmpeg (openSUSE-SU-2021:2919-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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