# CVE-2022-47021: A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in functions op\_get\_data and op\_open1 in opusfile.c in xiph opusfile 0.9 thru 0.12 allows at

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-01-20 · Updated: 2025-04-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in functions op_get_data and op_open1 in opusfile.c in xiph opusfile 0.9 thru 0.12 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/xiph/opusfile/issues/36
- https://github.com/xiph/opusfile/commit/0a4cd796df5b030cb866f3f4a5e41a4b92caddf5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ED4CWLBR2WQ2IXXTHZ24UYZBRNCLMJXH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4LIKBLOE433RA44YTYUZLED4IOWJG5DV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYPAQANM2ZNPXRBFOS5NFXNJ7O4Q3OBD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ODIA6QRIRBNF2HRXOE5VCZ2AFP4ZB4R/

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