CVE-2025-1816
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FFmpeg up to 6e26f57f672b05e7b8b052007a83aef99dc81ccb. This affects the function audio_element_obu of the file libavformat/iamf_parse.c of the component IAMF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument num_parameters leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 0526535cd58444dd264e810b2f3348b4d96cff3b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.3–5.3
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0468ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-03-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (23)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-1816cnnvd
- https://ffmpeg.org/cnnvd
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/0526535cd58444dd264e810b2f3348b4d96cff3bcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1816cnnvd
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/attachment/ticket/11475/poccnnvd
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11475cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.298089cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.298089cnnvd
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