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CVE-2022-3109 json

An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where `vp3_decode_frame` in `libavcodec/vp3.c` lacks...

published 3y ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2022-42536 , JLSEC-2025-121

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia FFMPEG_jll 6.1.1+0
  • julia FFplay_jll 7.1.0+0
  • ffmpeg ffmpeg 5.0.3
  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:5.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3109

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3109

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ffmpeg-4 SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 +1 more 4.4-150400.3.8.1
  • ffmpeg SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Real Time 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 +2 more 3.4.2-150200.11.20.1
  • ffmpeg SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0008-1SUSE-SU-2023:0007-1SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1

  • ffmpeg-4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.4.3-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12585-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-3109 updated cvss 2.9

FFmpeg: Null Pointer Dereference

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia FFMPEG_jll
<6.1.1+0
6.1.1+0
julia FFplay_jll
<7.1.0+0
7.1.0+0

Affected products

  • n/a FFmpeg

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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