CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-3341

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ffmpegDebian
Fixed in:7:4.3.6-0+deb11u1CVE-2022-3341
Fixed in:7:5.1-1CVE-2022-3341
Fixed in:7:5.1-1CVE-2022-3341
Fixed in:7:5.1-1CVE-2022-3341
ffmpegUbuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libav-toolsUbuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavcodec-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavcodec-extra57Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavcodec-extra58Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavcodec-extra59Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavcodec-ffmpeg56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavcodec57Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavcodec58Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavcodec59Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavdevice-ffmpeg56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavdevice57Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavdevice58Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavdevice59Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavfilter-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavfilter-extra6Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavfilter-extra7Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavfilter-extra8Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavfilter-ffmpeg5Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavfilter6Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavfilter7Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavfilter8Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavformat-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavformat-extra58Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavformat-extra59Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavformat-ffmpeg56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavformat57Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavformat58Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavformat59Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libavresample-ffmpeg2Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavresample3Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavresample4Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavutil-ffmpeg54Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libavutil55Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavutil56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libavutil57Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libpostproc-ffmpeg53Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libpostproc54Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libpostproc55Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libpostproc56Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libswresample-ffmpeg1Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libswresample2Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libswresample3Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libswresample4Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
libswscale-ffmpeg3Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-5958-1
libswscale4Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libswscale5Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5958-1
Fixed in:7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1USN-5958-1
libswscale6Ubuntu
Fixed in:7:5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1USN-5958-1
FFmpegWindows application
Affected:5.0.3Fixed in:5.0.3Gyan

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

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