# CVE-2014-125014: FFmpeg HEVC Video Decoder memory corruption

> Remote attackers can exploit memory corruption in the FFmpeg HEVC decoder to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr2v-5qvp-wv57

## What is CVE-2014-125014?

CVE-2014-125014 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 18 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FFmpeg 2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HEVC Video Decoder. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125014?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-125014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

- [CVE-2013-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0872/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0873/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4265/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3937/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125014 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 18 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125014/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.