CVE-2022-3109
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where vp3_decode_frame in libavcodec/vp3.c lacks check of the return value of av_malloc() and will cause a null pointer dereference, impacting availability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (19)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2363ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und OffenlegungDeutsch2022-12-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und Informationen offenzulegen.
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sources
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references (19)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153551cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-3109/cnnvd
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FFmpeg-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-vp3-decode-frame-40214cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.0043cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3351cnnvd
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