Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2023 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2022-3341
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in FFmpeg. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3341 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3341 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3341 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L