UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38114
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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38114
Published: 4 Aug 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38114, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7150f9575671f898382c370acae35f9087a30ba1, https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/PAXP193MB12624C21AE412BE95BA4D4A4B6F09@PAXP193MB1262.EURP193.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5472-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38114, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5167-1
Affected packages
Package
Name: ffmpeg
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4
Affected versions
7:2.7.2-1build1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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