CVE-2022-48434 | BDVDB-2026-198804 Detail
Description#
libavcodec/pthread_frame.c in FFmpeg before 5.1.2, as used in VLC and other products, leaves stale hwaccel state in worker threads, which allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code in some circumstances (e.g., hardware re-initialization upon a mid-video SPS change when Direct3D11 is used).
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References#
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/cc867f2c09d2b69cee8a0eccd62aff002cbbfe11
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35356201
- https://wrv.github.io/h26forge.pdf
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQHNSWXFUN3VJ3AO2AEJUK3BURSGM5G2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.