HIGH 8.1 Microsoft

CVE-2022-48434

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).

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Mar: 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).

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Published: 2023-03-14 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-17
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 was published on 2023-03-14 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 mozjs 102.15.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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