CVE-2025-22920 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in FFmpeg by supplying a crafted media file that triggers a heap buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-22920?
CVE-2025-22920 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg before commit 4bf784c allows attackers to trigger a memory corruption via supplying a crafted media file in avformat when processing tile grid group streams. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22920?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22920?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-22920 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-22920 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qgp-q3fg-4c39, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22920.