CVE-2021-38114
MEDIUMFFmpeg 4.4 - Unchecked Return Value in dnxhddec.c init_vlc
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7150f9575671f898382c370acae35f9087a30ba1
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/PAXP193MB12624C21AE412BE95BA4D4A4B6F09%40PAXP193MB1262.EURP193.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0102
EPSS Percentile
58.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-252
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
4.4
Published
Aug 04, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026