#VU115966 NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-7700

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#VU115966 NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-7700

Published: September 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU115966
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7700
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the decode_init() function in the ALS audio decoder. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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