#VU118789 Out-of-bounds write in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-59728

 

#VU118789 Out-of-bounds write in FFmpeg - CVE-2025-59728

Published: November 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118789
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59728
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling MPEG-DASH manifests. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted media file to the application, trigger a one-byte buffer overwrite and crash the application. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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