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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2020-24222 json

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through version 1.0.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitr…

published 2023-08-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-16957

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through version 1.0.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code due to an issue with ALIGN.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/rockcarry/ffjpeg/issues/31 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.