7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-3109
FFmpeg Critical Null Pointer Dereference
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-3109 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3109 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5394 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568 Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg through 3.0. vp3_decode_frame in libavcodec/vp3.c lacks check of the return value of av_malloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference, impacting confidentiality and availability. 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.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153551 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153551 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} 0.01%

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