Heap Buffer Overflow in FFmpeg Affects Media Processing
CVE-2025-22920

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

FFmpeg

Status
FFmpeg
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 February 2025

What is CVE-2025-22920?

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg versions prior to commit 4bf784c enables attackers to exploit memory corruption by supplying specially crafted media files during tile grid group stream processing in avformat. This can ultimately result in Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, impacting the availability and functionality of the affected system.

References

https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/4bf784c0e...
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11389

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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