FFmpeg libavformat/mov.c null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FFmpeg. Impacted is an unknown function of the file libavformat/mov.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-25471. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file libavformat/mov.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

FFmpeg git master before commit fd1772 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component libavformat/mov.c.

The advisory is shared at git.ffmpeg.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25471 since 02/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch fd1772b7475d0d5673a5dd314ee78443d0be4cf1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ffmpeg.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-4576) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0401). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source ffmpeg

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: fd1772b7475d0d5673a5dd314ee78443d0be4cf1

Timelineinfo

02/07/2025 🔍
02/18/2025 +11 days 🔍
02/18/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2026 +318 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: fd1772b7475d0d5673a5dd314ee78443d0be4cf1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296213
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0401 - ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2025 23:56
Updated: 01/02/2026 10:56
Changes: 02/18/2025 23:56 (56), 06/01/2025 02:37 (1), 01/02/2026 10:56 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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