What is CVE-2022-34841?

CVE-2022-34841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Media Software Development Kit, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-34841?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Media Software Development Kit

CVE-2022-34841

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Media SDK software before version 22.2.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Media Software Development Kit
Intel(r) Media Sdk Software — versions before version 22.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00731.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34841?: CVE-2022-34841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Media Software Development Kit, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-34841?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.