# CVE-2022-3965: ffmpeg QuickTime Graphics Video Encoder smcenc.c smc\_encode\_stream out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- unspecified ffmpeg: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ffmpeg. This vulnerability affects the function smc_encode_stream of the file libavcodec/smcenc.c of the component QuickTime Graphics Video Encoder. The manipulation of the argument y_size leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 13c13109759090b7f7182480d075e13b36ed8edd. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213544.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on unspecified ffmpeg, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/13c13109759090b7f7182480d075e13b36ed8edd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.213544
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14

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