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CVE-2022-48434

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2023-03-29 Modified: 2026-06-17

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).

Affected Platforms

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References