CVE-2022-3341

Name: CVE-2022-3341
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-12T15:15:10.007+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.82%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-3341 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.82%

52.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Ffmpeg	Ffmpeg	< 5.0.3

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157054Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9cf652cef49d74afe3d454f27d49eb1a1394951ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157054Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9cf652cef49d74afe3d454f27d49eb1a1394951ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 12, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-3341?

How severe is CVE-2022-3341?

CVE-2022-3341 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3341?

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Source: NVD / NIST