CVE-2025-22919 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted AAC file in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-22919?
CVE-2025-22919 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reachable assertion in FFmpeg git-master commit N-113007-g8d24a28d06 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted AAC file.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22919?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22919?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-22919 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-22919 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22919, GHSA-hcqg-278r-c3pp, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22919.