Null Pointer Dereference in Opusfile Affects Xiph Products
CVE-2022-47021

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Xiph

Status
Opusfile
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2023

What is CVE-2022-47021?

A vulnerability has been identified in the Opusfile library developed by Xiph, specifically within the functions op_get_data and op_open1 as implemented in opusfile.c. This issue is characterized by a null pointer dereference, which can be exploited by malicious actors to induce a denial of service and potentially other undefined impacts on systems utilizing affected versions of the software.

References

https://github.com/xiph/opusfile/issues/36
https://github.com/xiph/opusfile/commit/0a4cd796df5b030cb...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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