vulnerability
FFmpeg: CVE-2021-38114: Unchecked Return Value
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 4, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2021
Added
Aug 13, 2021
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
ffmpeg-upgrade-4_4
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