CVE-2022-24902: Memory issue in playing videos

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

TkVideoplayer is a simple library to play video files in tkinter. Uncontrolled memory consumption in versions of TKVideoplayer prior to 2.0.0 can theoretically lead to performance degradation. There are no known workarounds. This issue has been patched and users are advised to upgrade to version 2.0.0 or later.

Affected products

PaulleDemon tkVideoPlayer: before 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PaulleDemon tkVideoPlayer 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/issues/3
https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/security/advisories/GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq
https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/issues/3
https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/security/advisories/GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq

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