CVE-2022-3965

ffmpeg QuickTime Graphics Video Encoder smcenc.c smc_encode_stream out-of-bounds

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ffmpeg. This vulnerability affects the function smc_encode_stream of the file libavcodec/smcenc.c of the component QuickTime Graphics Video Encoder. The manipulation of the argument y_size leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 13c13109759090b7f7182480d075e13b36ed8edd. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213544.

Affected

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

5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.35.1 ≤ v < 5.1.3
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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