CVE-2022-3341: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesMGASA-2023-0043SUSE-SU-2023:0172-1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3341DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3341openSUSE-SU-2024:12636-1CGA-2352-c7cq-9656CGA-86j7-rcj5-9mjxCGA-8822-x3pp-mmvxCGA-8qg7-834c-cff4CGA-948g-fgmr-c5xrCGA-fj2f-w3m3-8fq7CGA-wg37-qfgq-425gCGA-wvf4-wpvh-rmhw
Published 12-01-2023Last modified 08-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-3341 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 12-01-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.82% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard4 products
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse3 products
- ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.11.1
- ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.11.1
- ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.11.1
Debian2 products
- ffmpeg< 7:5.1-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Opensuse2 products
- ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 4.4-150400.3.11.1
- ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.4.3-4.1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg< 5.0.3
Mageia1 product
- ffmpeg< 4.3.5-1.2.mga8 | < 4.3.5-1.2.mga8.tainted
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1
7 vendors · 14 products
References
14 links- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9cf652cef49d74afe3d454f27d49eb1a1394951eFIXPatchThird Party Advisory