Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-22921
Published: April 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107143
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22921
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the jpeg2000_decode_packet() function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted input to the application,trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22921
Install updates from vendor's website.