Is CVE-2013-7020 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7020 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7020?

CVE-2013-7020 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-7020

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-6821)
Published: December 9, 2013
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6821 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
ffmpeg / ffmpeg
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References

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61389
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3027(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227(Broken Link)
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b05cd1ea7e45a836f7f6071a716c38bb30326e0f(Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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