CVE-2022-3341

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.

Published: 2023-01-12 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-3341 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.82%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3341

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.82% +0.76%
2 2025-11-21 0.52% 0.06% -0.46%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-3341

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-3341

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-3341

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-3341: 1 source package rows (ffmpeg); 51 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 51. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-3341
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-3341 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3341
suse medium CVE-2022-3341 severity moderate: SUSE including 114 source package names (ffmpeg-3.4.2-150200.11.25.1, ffmpeg-4-4.4-150400.3.11.1, …), 438 product×package rows across 28 product lines (Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS, Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production, … (28 product lines)): Fixed 438. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3341/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-3341 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3341

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-3341

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ffmpeg ffmpeg < 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-3341

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