NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FFMPEG-3173320
  • published1 Jun 2025
  • disclosed16 Dec 2022

Introduced: 16 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-3109  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ffmpeg to version 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1