Unchecked init_get_bits Vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.4

Unchecked init_get_bits Vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.4

CVE-2021-38171 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

adts_decode_extradata in libavformat/adtsenc.c in FFmpeg 4.4 does not check the init_get_bits return value, which is a necessary step because the second argument to init_get_bits can be crafted.

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