Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2023 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-48434

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in the ffmpeg package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

libavcodec/pthread_frame.c in FFmpeg before 5.1.2, as used in VLC and other products, leaves stale hwaccel state in worker threads, which allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code in some circumstances (e.g., hardware re-initialization upon a mid-video SPS change when Direct3D11 is used).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12ffmpeg7:5.1.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48434
Debian:13ffmpeg7:5.1.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48434
Debian:14ffmpeg7:5.1.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48434

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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