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 a
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 software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | tkvideoplayer | < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
References
- https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/security/advisories/GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24902
- https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/issues/3
- https://github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/issues
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tkvideoplayer/PYSEC-2022-187.yaml
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
tkvideoplayer- Disclosed
- 03.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-187 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
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