Reachable assertion in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-22919
Published: April 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107134
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22919
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the init_audio() function in libavfilter/buffersrc.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted AAC file to the application, trigger an assertion failure and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22919
Install updates from vendor's website.