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medium 4.3

CVE-2025-1816 json

FFmpeg IAMF File iamf_parse.c audio_element_obu memory leak

published 2025-03-02 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-5863

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FFmpeg up to 6e26f57f672b05e7b8b052007a83aef99dc81ccb. This affects the function audio_element_obu of the file libavformat/iamf_parse.c of the component IAMF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument num_parameters leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 0526535cd58444dd264e810b2f3348b4d96cff3b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13 7:7.1.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1816

  • ffmpeg-7 openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14974-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 7.1.1-r0
  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 8.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2025-1816

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-1816 updated cvss 4.3

FFmpeg: FFmpeg IAMF File iamf_parse.c audio_element_obu memory leak

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • trac.ffmpeg.org https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11475 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • trac.ffmpeg.org https://trac.ffmpeg.org/attachment/ticket/11475/poc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • n/a FFmpeg

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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