CVE-2025-9951
mediumpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A heap-buffer-overflow write exists in jpeg2000dec FFmpeg which allows an attacker to potentially gain remote code execution or cause denial of service via the channel definition cdef atom of JPEG2000.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.7–7.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- fm0ss/cve-2025-9951-ffmpeg-jp2-pocfm0ss/cve-2025-9951-ffmpeg-jp2-pocPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (17)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1998ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und potenziell Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und potenziell um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-9951cnnvd
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-39q3-f8jq-v6mgcnnvd
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-39q3-f8jq-v6mgenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-39q3-f8jq-v6mgnvd
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