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CVE-2022-3341

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.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.82%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.82% probability · 55th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
debian/debian linux · ffmpeg/ffmpeg
Source
patrick@puiterwijk.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.