NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.42% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FFMPEG-3173316
  • published15 Dec 2022
  • disclosed16 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 ffmpeg to version 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1 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:20.04 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

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