CVE-2022-3341 (GCVE-0-2022-3341)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-08 15:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-08 15:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-476 - - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
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