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CVE-2021-38114

Published: 4 August 2021

libavcodec/dnxhddec.c in FFmpeg 4.4 does not check the return value of the init_vlc function, a similar issue to CVE-2013-0868.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ffmpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1)
focal
Released (7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish
Released (7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(7:4.4.1-3ubuntu2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.4.1)
xenial
Released (7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7150f9575671f898382c370acae35f9087a30ba1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H