CVE-2021-38291

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Published Aug 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

FFmpeg version (git commit de8e6e67e7523e48bb27ac224a0b446df05e1640) suffers from a an assertion failure at src/libavutil/mathematics.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2818-1	ffmpeg security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4990-1	ffmpeg security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4998-1	ffmpeg security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-5167-1	FFmpeg vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-5472-1	FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.690% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00012.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9312
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4990
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4998

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

Weaknesses

CWE-617

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:37 AM
Reserved: Aug 9, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

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