CVE-2022-3341

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFFMPEGFFmpeg

Using FFmpeg by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect FFmpeg - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

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

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card