CVE-2022-3109

Name: CVE-2022-3109
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-16T15:15:09.483+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.42%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-3109 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.42%

69.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Debian	Debian Linux	11.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	36
Ffmpeg	Ffmpeg	< 5.0.3

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153551Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5394Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153551Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/656cb0450aeb73b25d7d26980af342b37ac4c568Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5394Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 16, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-3109?

How severe is CVE-2022-3109?

CVE-2022-3109 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3109?

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Source: NVD / NIST