CVE-2022-3341
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in 'FFmpeg' in decode_main_header() function of libavformat/nutdec.c file. The flaw occurs because the function lacks check of the return value of avformat_new_stream() and triggers the null pointer dereference error, causing an application to crash.
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affected products (46)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0001ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-01-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (12)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157054cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-3341/cnnvd
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9cf652cef49d74afe3d454f27d49eb1a1394951ecnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2525cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3351cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157054enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9cf652cef49d74afe3d454f27d49eb1a1394951eenisa_euvd
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