CVE-2022-3109

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraFFMPEG

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.0.35.1
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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