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🛡️ CVE-2014-125020 on Ubuntu — ffmpeg

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

A vulnerability has been found in FFmpeg 2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function decode_update_thread_context. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2014-125020 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package ffmpeg. The fix is available in version 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-125020 is recorded against 1 package.

  • ffmpeg (fixed in 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5)

Timeline and source

Published on 19 June 2022 and last revised on 16 July 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
git.videolan.org (Report)
vuldb.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)

Other advisories for this package

ffmpeg has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-06-19
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2025-07-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ffmpeg — 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5

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